Английская Википедия:Gondershe
Шаблон:Use dmy dates Gondershe (Шаблон:IPA-en), also known as (Gandershe Шаблон:IPA-so, Шаблон:Lang Шаблон:IPA-so; or El Torreh Шаблон:IPA-so Al-Toureh Шаблон:IPA-ar, Шаблон:Lang-ar; Swahili: Gonderashe Шаблон:IPA-sw) ; is an ancient landmark on the Somali Sea, it was one of most important districts of Geledi sultanate's in the past history as well as a town, the residence of gendershe is belong to Gendershe in the Lower Shabelle region of Southwest State of Somalia.[1] It is noted for its various historical structures. Шаблон:Infobox settlement
Overview
Шаблон:Main Gondershe is situated about 35 kilometers northeast of Merca and about 30 kilometers southwest of Mogadishu.[2][3]
It is an ancient stone city built on a coastal promontory. The town's ruins consist of typical Somali architecture, such as coral stone houses, fortifications, tombs and mosques. The town contains a shrine to Aw Usman Garweeyne (Garweyne).[4]
The town is said to date from the medieval Ajuran period, when it became a center of trade that handled smaller vessels sailing from India, Arabia, Persia and the Far East. This is supported by early maps, and an initial archaeological survey.[5]
Gondershe later evolved into a popular tourist attraction during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. The film La Conchiglia (1992) by the award-winning Somali filmmaker Abdulkadir Ahmed Said was also shot here, and features the town's local residents.[6]
See also
Notes and references
- ↑ Jönsson, Sune. Archaeological Research Co-operation between Somalia and Sweden: Report on a Three-Month Visit to Somalia in 1982. No. 1. Central board of national antiquities, 1983.
- ↑ Universität Frankfurt am Main. Frobenius-Institut, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Kulturmorphologie, Frobenius Gesellschaft, Paideuma: Mitteilungen zur Kulturkunde, Volumes 26-28, (F. Steiner: 1980), p.202.
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