Lower Shabelle ( so, Shabeellaha Hoose,
Maay: ''Shibelithy Hoosy'', ar, شبيلي السفلى, it, Basso Scebeli) is an administrative region (''
gobol'') in southern
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 ...
.
Geography
Lower Shabelle is bordered by the regions of
Banaadir
Banaadir ( so, Banaadir, ar, بنادر, it, Benadir) is an administrative region ('' gobol'') in southeastern Somalia. It covers the same area as the city of Mogadishu, which serves as the capital. It is bordered to the northwest by the Shabel ...
,
Middle Shabelle
Middle Shabelle ( so, Shabeellaha Dhexe, ar, شبيلي الوسطى, it, Medio Scebeli) is an administrative region ('' gobol'') in southern Somalia.
Overview
It is bordered by the Somali regions of Galguduud, Hiran, Lower Shabelle (Shabel ...
(Shabeellaha Dhexe),
Hiran,
Bay
A bay is a recessed, coastal body of water that directly connects to a larger main body of water, such as an ocean, a lake, or another bay. A large bay is usually called a gulf, sea, sound, or bight. A cove is a small, circular bay with a na ...
,
Middle Jubba (Jubbada Dhexe) and by the Somali Sea. It is named after the
Shebelle River, which passes through it.
Until 1984, when the regions were reassigned, it was part of the larger
Benadir region and its capital was
Mogadishu
Mogadishu (, also ; so, Muqdisho or ; ar, مقديشو ; it, Mogadiscio ), locally known as Xamar or Hamar, is the capital and List of cities in Somalia by population, most populous city of Somalia. The city has served as an important port ...
. Its capital is now
Merca.
Districts
Lower Shabelle Region is divided into eleven districts:
*
Afgooye District
*
Barawa District
*
Kurtunwarrey District
*
Merca District
*
Qoryooley District
*
Sablaale District
*
Wallaweyn District
*
Awdheegle District
*
Jannaale District
* Shalambood District
*
Buulo marer District
Major towns
Major towns include
*
Afgooye
*
Merca
*
Qoryoley
*
Barawa
*
Awdheegle
*
Wanlaweyn
*
Sablale
*
Jannaale
*
Mubaarak
*
Buulo Mareer
*
Gobanle
*
Gendershe
*
Daarusalam
Violence in Golweyn
On 30 July 2017, an
AMISOM
The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) was a regional peacekeeping mission operated by the African Union with the approval of the United Nations Security Council. It was mandated to support transitional governmental structures, implem ...
convoy was
ambushed by
al-Shabaab insurgents, killing and wounding several
Ugandan soldiers.
Eight children were killed and dozens were wounded when a bomb exploded in Golweyn on 31 January 2021.
Notes
External links
Administrative map of Lower Shabelle
Regions of Somalia
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