Official Name: | Hannassa |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Somalia |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Timezone: | EAT |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Hannassa is a proto-Somali historic town in southern Somalia.
See main article: Somali aristocratic and court titles. Built on a promontory, Hanassa contains ruins of houses with archways and courtyards. It also features sites with pillar tombs, including a rare octagonal tomb. Additionally, excavations here have retrieved sherds of celadon and undecorated pottery. Amongst the ruins is a small mosque, with a well-preserved mihrab overlooking the Indian Ocean.[1] It's believed to date back to the Ajuran Empire.