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[1].Somali word "xamar" means tamarind tree.
[2] Despite being one of the smallest districts in Mogadishu, the Hamar Weyne district is known for it many mosques and madrasahs.
This Somalia location article is a stub.