The people of Mogadishu commonly refer to their city as Xamar. The city is the capital of Somalia, located on the horn of Africa. Mogadishu has a population of about 2.4 million people. This is an ancient city that was founded in the 1st century and was very significant during the days of the ancient Roman Empire. Unfortunately, Mogadishu has not really evolved much; it has been set back by conflict, radicalization, and a lack of purposeful leadership.
The economy of Mogadishu has historically been associated with its location as a coastal city; it has historically been an important port city that facilitated much trade in the whole region. Now, however, the UN classifies Somalia as a least developed country, and the majority of the population depends on subsistence agriculture. The country was ravaged by a civil war that grounded its economy and reduced the country in stature.
Somalia has a lot of potential in agriculture; modern ways of producing animals are gradually being adopted, and this will boost the economy of Mogadishu, and the whole of the country considerably.