title: Hamar Weyne District
text: # Hamar Weyne District
  
  Hamar Weyne District (Somali: Degmada Xamar Weyne) is a district in the southeastern Banaadir region of Somalia. It includes a part of central Mogadishu. Hamar Weyne is the oldest district with in Mogadishu and up until 1938 the city of Mogadishu was made up of Shingani and Hamar Weyne.Somali word "xamar" means tamarind tree.
  
  ## Mosques
  
  Despite being one of the smallest districts in Mogadishu, the Hamar Weyne district is known for it many mosques and madrasahs. There are over 25 mosques in this district, which include:
  
  * 'Abdulkadir
  * 'Adayga (Aw Musse)
  * 'Ano Qube (Raqayga)
  * Aw Dhawariyo
  * Aw Haji Bawasan
  * Aw Mukhtar & Aw Sheikh Omar (The Twin Mosques)
  * Aw Osman Hassan
  * Awooto Eeday
  * Fakhrudiin
  * Faraj Bin 'Ali
  * Haji Abati Shoble
  * Haji 'Ali Abow Hussenka
  * Jama'a Xamar Weyne
  * Jaama‟ Marwas
  * Mohamed Al Tani
  * Nuruleyn (Sharif Aghil)
  * Pakistan Mosque
  * Sharif Hashim
  * Sheikh Aweys
  * Sheikh Uweys ul Qarni
  * Sheikh Ibrahim
  * Sheikh Idris
  * Sheikh Rumani Ba 'Alawi
  