Muna Hotel (, , ) is a hotel in
Mogadishu
Mogadishu, locally known as Xamar or Hamar, is the capital and List of cities in Somalia by population, most populous city of Somalia. The city has served as an important port connecting traders across the Indian Ocean for millennia and has ...
,
Somalia
Somalia, officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, is the easternmost country in continental Africa. The country is located in the Horn of Africa and is bordered by Ethiopia to the west, Djibouti to the northwest, Kenya to the southwest, th ...
. The hotel, located less than a mile from
Somalia's presidential palace, is a noted conference centre and is regularly used for meetings between government officials and important persons.
History
In 2010 it was the centre of
a suicide attack, killing several members of the Somali Parliament amidst the
fighting that began on 23 August.
Architecture
The hotel is located on a street corner and is housed in a three-story building. The building is painted in mint and pink and has grey shutters.
The two balconies jut out from the building and are painted pink. The logo for Muna Hotel on the side of the hotel is painted in blue and white. The hotel name is given in French as "Hotel Muna" and then in Arabic underneath.
See also
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Muna Hotel attack
The Muna Hotel in the Somali capital of Mogadishu was attacked by al-Shabaab fighters on 24 August 2010. The hotel was known to host government officials and other politicians. More fighting in the city began on 23 August.
Background
On 23 ...
References
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Buildings and structures in Mogadishu
Hotels in Somalia
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