Hamar Jajab District

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CountryFlag of Somalia.svg  Somalia
Region Banaadir
Time zone UTC+3 (EAT)

Hamar Jajab district (Somali : Degmada Xamar Jajab) is a district in the southeastern Banaadir region of Somalia. A sector of the national capital Mogadishu, it contains the Port of Mogadishu.

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