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Kismayu

British  
/ kɪsˈmɑːjuː /

noun

  1. another name for Chisimaio

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Halfway between Mogadishu and southern port city of Kismayu, Barawe is the biggest port still held by the militants.

From Reuters • Nov. 18, 2013

Kismayu is returning to the era of warlords.

From Reuters • May 20, 2013

A Kenyan ally in Kismayu could provide Nairobi with a welcome buffer.

From Reuters • May 20, 2013

Deployed in 2007, it has driven al Shabaab militants out of the capital Mogadishu and, more recently, out of the southern port of Kismayu.

From Reuters • Feb. 1, 2013

Kismayu, the northernmost port of the protectorate, 320 m. north-east of Mombasa, is the last sheltered anchorage on the east coast and is invaluable as a harbour of refuge.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various

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