Muna Hotel Explained

Hotel Name:Muna Hotel
Pushpin Map:Somalia
Location:Mogadishu, Somalia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Somalia
Coordinates:2.0394°N 45.3372°W
Owner:Abdullahi Warsame (manager)

Muna Hotel (Arabic: فندق منى, Somali: Funduq Muna, French: Hotel Muna) is a hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia. 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. News: Al-Shabab vows 'massive' Somali war . 24 August 2010. Al Jazeera.

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.News: Somali MPs killed in hotel suicide attack. 24 August 2010. BBC News.

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.[1] 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.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Suicide bomber attacks Somali hotel killing 32. The Washington Times. 24 August 2010.