Gondershe
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Gondershe is an historical Somali stone city built on an oasis in southern Somalia. The city's ruins consist of typical Somali architecture such as coral stone houses, fortifications, tombs and mosques. It is said to date from the Ajuuraan period, when it became a center of trade that handled smaller vessels sailing from India, Arabia, Persia and the Far East.
Gondershe was also a popular tourist attraction during the 1970s and 1980s in Somalia. In addition, the film La Conchiglia (1992) by the award-winning Somali filmmaker Abdulkadir Ahmed Said was shot here, and features the town's local residents.[1]
Notes
- ^ Xodo, p.31
References
- Xodo, Chiara (August 2008). "Catalogo Audiovisivi (con schede didattiche)". Centro Interculturale Millevoci, Provincia Autonoma di Trento Dipartimento Istruzione. http://www.vivoscuola.it/Intercultu/Archivio/News/COMPLETO-CATALOGO-AUDIOVISIVI.pdf. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
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