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flag Hargeysa, Woqooyi Galbeed, Somalia
Threat 0
AS37473 (Telesom)
VOIP Interconnections

IP address

197.157.244.179

Geolocation Info

IP

197.157.244.179

City

Hargeysa

District / County

N/A

State Code

SO-WO

State / Province

Woqooyi Galbeed

Country Name

Somalia

Country Name Official

Federal Republic of Somalia

Country Capital

Mogadishu

Country Code (ISO-2)

SO

Country Code (ISO-3)

SOM

Country Flag

Flag link

Coordinates

9.55969, 44.05052

Continent Name

Africa

Continent Code

AF

Geoname ID

9179980

ZipCode

N/A

Is EU?

false

Country Emoji

🇸🇴

IP Geolocation Data

Powered by IPGeolocation's IP Location API (single + bulk lookups) with optional enrichment modules via include (e.g., geo_accuracy, user_agent, security, abuse, hostname).

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ASN Info

AS Number

AS37473

Organization

Telesom

Country

SO

ASN Lookup API

Map 197.157.244.179 to its announcing ASN AS37473 and retrieve organization context. Expand into peers, upstreams, downstreams, routes, and WHOIS response data for peering analysis, block decisions, and attribution.

Use the dedicated ASN API for deep network-relationship data (or use /v3/ipgeo for basic ASN fields).

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Regional Overview

Calling Code

+252

Languages

so-SO, ar-SO, it, en-SO

Country TLD

.so

Regional Metadata

Regional traits derived from 197.157.244.179 help adapt language, policy, and user experience for Somalia traffic - including country/region/city signals plus country metadata like calling code, TLD, and languages.

Regional + country metadata are included in the default /v3/ipgeo response. Add optional modules (e.g., geo_accuracy or dma) via include when you need finer targeting.

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Currency Info

Currency Code

SOS

Currency Name

Somali Shilling

Currency Symbol

S

Exchange Rate

SOS

Currency Mapping

Auto-map 197.157.244.179 to currency context (ISO 4217 code, currency name, and symbol) to localize checkout defaults, pricing display, and payment validation rules.

Currency is included by default in the /v3/ipgeo response - ideal for localization and FX-aware pricing workflows.

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TimeZone Info

Name

Africa/Mogadishu

Offset

3.0

Offset With DST

3.0

Current Time

2026-03-06 18:56:01.498+0300

Current Time Unix

1.772812561498E9

Current TZ Abbreviation

EAT

Current TZ Full Name

East Africa Time

Standard TZ Abbreviation

EAT

Standard TZ Full Name

East Africa Time

DST TZ Abbreviation

N/A

DST TZ Full Name

N/A

Is DST

false

DST Savings

0

DST Exists

false

Timezone Intelligence

Align alerts, receipts, and user-facing timestamps with local expectations by mapping 197.157.244.179 to timezone name, UTC offsets, DST rules, and current local time.

Timezone data appears inside /v3/ipgeo and is also available via the dedicated Timezone API (/v3/timezone), which supports lookups by IP, coordinates, address, timezone name, and airport codes.

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Response Preview 
{
  "ip" : "197.157.244.179",
  "hostname" : "197.157.244.179",
  "location" : {
    "district" : "",
    "city" : "Hargeysa",
    "locality" : "Hargeysa",
    "zipcode" : "",
    "latitude" : "9.55969",
    "longitude" : "44.05052",
    "continent_code" : "AF",
    "continent_name" : "Africa",
    "country_code2" : "SO",
    "country_code3" : "SOM",
    "country_name" : "Somalia",
    "country_name_official" : "Federal Republic of Somalia",
    "country_capital" : "Mogadishu",
    "state_prov" : "Woqooyi Galbeed",
    "state_code" : "SO-WO",
    "accuracy_radius" : "22.493",
    "confidence" : "high",
    "dma_code" : "",
    "is_eu" : false,
    "country_flag" : "https://ipgeolocation.io/static/flags/so_64.png",
    "geoname_id" : "9179980",
    "country_emoji" : "🇸🇴"
  },
  "country_metadata" : {
    "tld" : ".so",
    "languages" : [ "so-SO", "ar-SO", "it", "en-SO" ],
    "calling_code" : "+252"
  },
  "network" : {
    "route" : "197.157.244.0/24",
    "connection_type" : "",
    "is_anycast" : false
  },
  "currency" : {
    "code" : "SOS",
    "name" : "Somali Shilling",
    "symbol" : "S"
  },
  "asn" : {
    "organization" : "Telesom",
    "country" : "SO",
    "type" : "ISP",
    "domain" : "",
    "rir" : "AFRINIC",
    "as_number" : "AS37473",
    "date_allocated" : ""
  },
  "company" : {
    "name" : "VOIP Interconnections",
    "type" : "",
    "domain" : ""
  },
  "security" : {
    "threat_score" : 0,
    "is_tor" : false,
    "is_proxy" : false,
    "proxy_provider_names" : [ ],
    "proxy_confidence_score" : 0,
    "proxy_last_seen" : "",
    "is_residential_proxy" : false,
    "is_vpn" : false,
    "vpn_provider_names" : [ ],
    "vpn_confidence_score" : 0,
    "vpn_last_seen" : "",
    "is_relay" : false,
    "relay_provider_name" : "",
    "is_anonymous" : false,
    "is_known_attacker" : false,
    "is_spam" : false,
    "is_bot" : false,
    "is_cloud_provider" : false,
    "cloud_provider_name" : ""
  },
  "abuse" : {
    "route" : "197.157.244.128/25",
    "country" : "SO",
    "name" : "Mahamud Abdirahman",
    "organization" : "",
    "kind" : "individual",
    "address" : "Telesom Tower\nBridge road\nHargeisa\nSomalia",
    "emails" : [ "mahamud.abdirahman@telesom.com", " nis@telesom.com" ],
    "phone_numbers" : [ "tel:+252-2-522189" ]
  },
  "time_zone" : {
    "name" : "Africa/Mogadishu",
    "offset" : 3.0,
    "offset_with_dst" : 3.0,
    "current_time" : "2026-03-06 18:56:01.498+0300",
    "current_time_unix" : 1.772812561498E9,
    "current_tz_abbreviation" : "EAT",
    "current_tz_full_name" : "East Africa Time",
    "standard_tz_abbreviation" : "EAT",
    "standard_tz_full_name" : "East Africa Time",
    "is_dst" : false,
    "dst_savings" : 0,
    "dst_exists" : false,
    "dst_tz_abbreviation" : "",
    "dst_tz_full_name" : "",
    "dst_start" : { },
    "dst_end" : { }
  },
  "user_agent" : {
    "user_agent_string" : "Mozilla/5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko; compatible; ClaudeBot/1.0; +claudebot@anthropic.com)",
    "name" : "ClaudeBot",
    "type" : "Robot",
    "version" : "1.0",
    "version_major" : "1",
    "device" : {
      "name" : "Anthropic ClaudeBot",
      "type" : "Robot",
      "brand" : "Anthropic",
      "cpu" : "Unknown"
    },
    "engine" : {
      "name" : "ClaudeBot",
      "type" : "Robot",
      "version" : "1.0",
      "version_major" : "1"
    },
    "operating_system" : {
      "name" : "Cloud",
      "type" : "Cloud",
      "version" : "??",
      "build" : "??",
      "version_major" : "??"
    }
  }
}

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Frequently Asked Questions

These answers are generated from the current data snapshot for 197.157.244.179.

The latest lookup maps 197.157.244.179 to Hargeysa, Woqooyi Galbeed, Somalia. Geolocation is approximate and should be treated as city/region level guidance.
This page currently shows ASN AS37473 and company VOIP Interconnections. ASN and company attribution can change as routing and ownership records are updated.
The reported connection type for 197.157.244.179 is not published. This value helps with traffic analytics, abuse prevention, and policy routing decisions.
The current timezone record for 197.157.244.179 is Africa/Mogadishu. Teams commonly use this signal to localize timestamps, notifications, and fraud models.
IP intelligence is dynamic. Routing, ASN ownership, company names, and security posture can change over time, so this page should be treated as a point-in-time lookup for 197.157.244.179.
Use the JSON response on this page for testing, then move to production API workflows with structured fields for geolocation, network, ASN, security, abuse, and timezone data. Read documentation.