Jubbada Hoose
Encyclopedia
Lower Juba is an administrative region (gobolka) 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
. The region is named after the Jubba River
that passes through it and empties into the Indian Ocean at Goobweyn.
The Bajuni Islands
are also within the region.
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...
. With its capital at Kismayo, it lies in the Jubaland
Jubaland
Jubaland , also known as Azania or the Juba Valley and formerly as Trans-Juba , is an autonomous region in southern Somalia. Its eastern border lies 40–60 km east of the Jubba River, stretching from Gedo to the Indian Ocean, while its western side flanks the North Eastern Province in...
autonomous region.
Lower Juba is bordered by Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
, the Somalian regions of Gedo
Gedo
Gedo is an administrative region , formerly part of the historic Upper Juba Region in southern Somalia. Its regional capital is Garbahaarreey. Gedo is a region created in 1980s and is bordered by the Ogaden in Ethiopia, the North Eastern Province in Kenya, and the Somali regions of Bakool, Bay,...
, Middle Juba, and 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...
. The region is named after 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:...
that passes through it and empties into the Indian Ocean at Goobweyn.
Districts
The Jubbadda Hoose region consists of four districts:- Afmadow DistrictAfmadow DistrictAfmadow District is a district in the southern Jubbada Hoose region of Somalia. Its capital lies at Afmadow....
- Badhaadhe DistrictBadhaadhe DistrictBadhadhe District is a district in the southern Jubbada Hoose region of Somalia.-References:*...
- Xagar District
- Jamaame DistrictJamaame DistrictJamame District is a district in the southern Jubbada Hoose region of Somalia. Its capital lies at Jamame....
- Kismaayo DistrictKismaayo DistrictKismayo District is a district in the southern Jubbada Hoose region of Somalia. Its capital lies at Kismayo....
The Bajuni Islands
Bajuni Islands
The Bajuni Islands, Bajun Islands, or Baajun Islands are an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, on the southern coast of Somalia, from Kismayu to Ras Kiyamboni...
are also within the region.