Old port and fish market

Below the coral-stone walls of Hamar Weyne, the old port is where wooden fishing boats come in each morning. Their catch — tuna, kingfish, snapper, lobster and sometimes sharks — is carried straight up to the nearby fish market, where traders and restaurant buyers bargain over the day's haul.

Somalia has the longest coastline in mainland Africa, and this market is the best place to see how much the sea still shapes life in the capital.

Visiting tips

• Arrive early, around sunrise, when the boats come in.
• Ask before photographing people at work.
• Pair it with a walk through Hamar Weyne's lanes.