Jamaame
Encyclopedia
Jamame, also spelt Jamaame or Giamame and known in Italian
as Margherita, is a densely populated town in southern Somalia
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region. It lies between the Indian Ocean
in the east, the agricultural land along the Jubba river
in the west, and in the south, the port city of Kismayo.
clans, as well as many residents from the Bantu
minority ethnic group, the latter of whom live and work as farmers along the Jubba river.
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
as Margherita, is a densely populated town in southern Somalia
Somalia
Somalia , officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under Socialist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory...
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Overview
Jamame is situated in the Jubbada HooseJubbada Hoose
Lower Juba is an administrative region in southern Somalia. With its capital at Kismayo, it lies in the Jubaland autonomous region.Lower Juba is bordered by Kenya, the Somalian regions of Gedo, Middle Juba, and the Indian Ocean...
region. It lies between the Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and...
in the east, the agricultural land along the Jubba river
Jubba River
The Jubba River is a river in southern Somalia. It begins at the border with Ethiopia, where the Dawa and Ganale Dorya rivers meet, and flows directly south to the Indian Ocean, where it empties at the Goobweyn juncture.-History:...
in the west, and in the south, the port city of Kismayo.
Demographics
Jamame is inhabited by various SomaliSomali people
Somalis are an ethnic group located in the Horn of Africa, also known as the Somali Peninsula. The overwhelming majority of Somalis speak the Somali language, which is part of the Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family...
clans, as well as many residents from the Bantu
Somali Bantu
The Somali Bantu are a minority ethnic group in Somalia. They primarily reside in southern Somalia, near the Juba and Shabelle rivers, and are the descendants of people from various Bantu ethnic groups originating from what are modern-day Tanzania, Malawi and Mozambique who were sold into Somalia...
minority ethnic group, the latter of whom live and work as farmers along the Jubba river.
Notable residents
- Haji Farah Ali OmarHaji Farah Ali OmarHaji Farah Ali Omar was a Somali politician. He was a senior official in the government of the Trust Territory of Somalia and later served as Minister of Economic Affairs in Somalia's post-independence civilian administration.-Biography:...
- Minister of Economic Affairs in Somalia's post-independence civilian government