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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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Al Shabaab was driven out of Kismayu in 2012.

From Reuters Oct. 23, 2022

Kismayu is returning to the era of warlords.

From Reuters May 20, 2013

Local residents appeared unfazed as a heavily armed convoy rolled through Kismayu.

From Reuters Oct. 5, 2012

"So far there has been minimal resistance," Oguna told Reuters, adding that the troops had entered Kismayu early on Friday.

From Reuters Sep. 28, 2012

North of Kipini the commissioners recognized as belonging to the sultan the stations of Kismayu, Brava, Marka and Mukdishu, with radii landwards of 10 sea-miles, and of Warsheik with a radius of 5 sea-miles.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

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