Kismayo: All Data
Kismayo is a city in Somalia. This page covers its chronology of mentions across 5,500 years of history, including capitals, battles, events and subdivisions. Part of Phersu Atlas.
1. Lists and Timelines
Kismayo: Chronology of Mentions
Note: For polities of antiquity, the listed capital or subdivision capital may also represent one or several of the most important cities of the region.
1925 AD
Capital of Italian Trans-Juba
1941 AD
Mentioned in Event: British invasion of Italian East Africa
1993 AD
Mentioned in Event: Lords of War Phase
2000 AD
Mentioned in Event: Lords of War Phase
2006 AD
Mentioned in Event: Advance of the Islamic Courts Union
2007 AD
Mentioned in Event: Islamic Insurgency Phase
2008 AD
Mentioned in Event: Advance of Al-Shabaab
2008 AD
Mentioned in: Battle of Kismayo (2008)
2009 AD
Mentioned in: Battle of Kismayo (2009)
2009 AD
Capital of Al-Shabaab
2012 AD
Mentioned in: Battle of Kismayo (2012)
2025 AD
Subdivision Capital of the State of Jubaland, part of Republic of Somalia