Mado
in Gobolka Jubbada Hoose, Somalia
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Kiunga Airport (11 mi) - Kiwayu Airport (31 mi)
- Manda Airstrip (64 mi)
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Kisimayu Airport (105 mi) - Hola Airport (108 mi)
- Liboi Airport (143 mi)
- Malindi Airport (151 mi)
- Garissa Airport (154 mi)
- Mombasa Moi International Airport (216 mi)
- Lamu Old Town (Unesco heritage, 50 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -1.600 and 41.567 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -1° 36' 0" and E 41° 34' 0"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Shilling - SOS
- Spoken languages:
- Somali, Arabic, Italian, English
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 05:39 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Africa/Mogadishu
- UTC/GMT offset: 3 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:52 am and 6:04 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -8.819 and -140.068 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Anaho - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 5,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning it is not safe to travel Somalia.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Somalia. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Explore Mado
Mado in Gobolka Jubbada Hoose is a city in Somalia about 362 mi (or 583 km) south-west of Mogadishu, the country's capital.
Local time in Mado is now 05:39 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Africa / Mogadishu with an UTC offset of 3 hours. We know of 9 airports in the vicinity of Mado, of which one is a larger airport. The closest is airport we know is Kiunga Airport in Kenya in a distance of 11 mi (or 18 km). The closest airport in Somalia is Kisimayu Airport in a distance of 105 mi (or 18 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. The closest heritage site is Lamu Old Town in Kenya at a distance of 50 mi (or 80 km).
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Lamu, Hola, Kismayo, Garissa and Kilifi. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 29°C / 84 °F
| Morning Temperature | 26°C / 79 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 28°C / 82 °F |
| Night Temperature | 26°C / 79 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 4% |
| Air Humidity | 68% |
| Air Pressure | 1010 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from North-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 28% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
29°C (83 °F)
27°C (80 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
30°C (85 °F)
27°C (81 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, scattered clouds.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
29°C (84 °F)
27°C (81 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, scattered clouds.
Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Ras Kamboni
Ras Kamboni is a town in the Badhaadhe district of Lower Juba region, Somalia, which lies on a peninsula near the border with Kenya. American officials have said that it has served as a training camp for extremists with connections to Al-Qaeda; al-Sharq al-Awsat reported in May 1999 that al-Qaeda was installing sophisticated communications equipment in the camp. US security concerns in the Horn of Africa, particularly at Ras Kamboni, heightened after the attacks on 9/11.
Battle of Ras Kamboni (2007)
The Battle of Ras Kamboni was a battle in the 2006-2007 Somali War fought by the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) and affiliated militias against Ethiopian and the Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG) forces for control of Ras Kamboni, a town near the Kenyan border which once served as a training camp for the militant Islamist group Al-Itihaad al-Islamiya. The battle began on January 5, 2007, when TFG and Ethiopian forces launched their assault.
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