Amethyst wrote:TW...It was called Xamar jajab because it was one of the oldest/most ancient part of xamar, not some shanty town. Schole poliza aka the police academy, fardooley (where they kept the horses) and many other government entities were located there during peace time. Wonder if any of it is functioning or put to any use, today. Take/put up more pics of it, if you can!RovingMadness wrote:It sounds and called jabjab because it used to be kind like a shanty town, but because of the peaceful nature of the xaafad during the civil war, it is today teeming with all sorts of beautiful buildings.
Actually, I beg to differ. The oldest parts of Mogadishu are Xamar Weyn & Shangaani.
The Police Acadamy is open but am not sure about fardool & unfortunately I haven't taken any pictures of it.