The bridge across the River Cam or Granta, from which the town took its name, had existed since at least 875.
Labadii garab ee uu khilaafka u dhexeeyay ayaa kala dagay magaalooyinka Jowhar iyo Muqdisho, ka dib markii uu Shariif Xasan gacan saar la sameystay hogaamiye kooxeedyadii wakhtigaas awoodda ku lahaa magaalo madaxda Soomaaliya.