The Jubba Valley ( so, Dooxada Jubbada) is a valley in

East Africa East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territories make up Eastern Africa: Due to the historica ...

. It follows the line of the Jubba River north from the

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to the

Somalia Somalia, , Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖; ar, الصومال, aṣ-Ṣūmāl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constitut ...

Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...

border. The valley then splits, one branch following the Dawa River west along the Ethiopia-

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frontier, then north into Ethiopia, and the other branch follows the Ganale Dorya River north into Ethiopia. Along with the

Shebelle Valley The Shebelle Valley ( so, Dooxada Shabeelle), also spelled Shabeelle Valley, is a valley in the Horn of Africa. It follows the line of the Shebelle River north from the Somali Sea through Somalia and into Ethiopia. Along with the Jubba Valley and ...

, and nearby lakes Chamo and Abaya, the Jubba Valley is considered an Endemic Bird Area by Birdlife International. The Somali section of the Jubba Valley is known as Jubaland.

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Jubba and Shabeelle valleys
Jubba River Valleys of Ethiopia Valleys of Somalia Valleys of Kenya {{Kenya-geo-stub

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