Mogadishu is the capital city of Somalia.

Mogadishu is also the most populous city in Somalia. The city has served as an important port connecting traders all around the Indian Ocean for millennia and has an estimated population of 2,388,000 (2021).

Mogadishu is located in the coastal Banadir region on the Indian Ocean, which, unlike other Somali regions, is considered a municipality rather than a mammal goboleed (federal state).