Lower Juba
Lower Juba
Jubbada Hoose Jubithy Hoosy Basso Giuba | |
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| HDI (2021) | 0.300[2] low · 13th of 18 |
Lower Juba (
Arabic: جوبا السفلى, Italian: Basso Giuba) is an administrative region (gobol) in southern Somalia.[3] With its capital at Kismayo, it lies in the autonomous Jubaland
region. It has green forests and wildlife including lions, giraffes, hippos, crocodiles, and hyenas.
Lower Juba is bordered by
Goobweyn. The Lag Badana National Park
is situated in Lower Juba.
History
In the latter half of the 20th century, a few
Bajuni people and other smaller groups. By the turn of the 20th century they had established a small business centres. In the beginning of the Somali civil wars, Kismaio known as Waamo faced a massive destruction[clarification needed
] among the faction leaders mainly between
Different Darood sub-clans each claiming the ownership of the Lower & Middle Juba regions with the USC trying to encroach. However, the city subsequently evolved into a major hub of the livestock trade.Sheikhaal clans followed suit.[5]
Between 1974 and 1975, a major drought referred to as the Abaartii Dabadheer ("The Lingering Drought") occurred in the northern regions of Somalia. The
Jubbada Dhexe (Middle Jubba) regions. The transplanted families were also introduced to farming and fishing techniques, a change from their traditional pastoralist lifestyle of livestock herding.[citation needed
]
Districts
Lower Juba Region consists of 5 districts:[6]
- Kismaayo District
- Afmadow District
- Badhaadhe District
- Jamaame District
- Xagar District
- Dhoobley District
The Bajuni Islands are also within the region.
Towns
- Afmadow
- Dhoobleey
- Jamaame
- Hoosingow
- Khar-Khar
- Kismayo
- Badhaadhe
- Buula Xaaji
- Dalsan
- Ras Kamboni
- Kudhaa
- Calanleey
- Fuuma
Notes
- ^ "Somalia: Subdivision and cities". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
- ^ "Somalia". The World Factbook. Langley, Virginia: Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ^ Lee V. Cassanelli, The shaping of Somali society: reconstructing the history of a pastoral people, 1600–1900, (University of Pennsylvania Press: 1982), p.102.
- ^ Greenstone - Kismayo
- ^ "Districts of Somalia". Statoids. Retrieved 6 December 2013.