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Lower Shabelle (Somali: Shabeellaha Hoose,[3] Maay: Shibelithy Hoosy, Arabic: شبيلي السفلى, Italian: Basso Scebeli) is an administrative region (gobol) in southern Somalia.[4]

Lower Shabelle Shibelithy Hoosy Shabeellaha Hoose شبيلي السفلى Basso Scebeli
Region
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Somalia
Coordinates: 1°46′6″N 44°23′24″E
Country	Somalia
Regional State	South West
Capital	Merca
Government
• Type	Federal State
• Governor	Abdulkadir shiekh Mohamednor Sidii [1]
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)
HDI (2017)	0.316[2] low · 10th

Geography

Lower Shabelle is bordered by the regions of Banaadir, Middle Shabelle (Shabeellaha Dhexe), Hiran, Bay, 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. It's 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 convoy was ambushed by al-Shabaab insurgents, killing and wounding several Ugandan soldiers.[5]

Eight children were killed and dozens were wounded when a bomb exploded in Golweyn on 31 January 2021.[6]

Notes

External links

• Administrative map of Lower Shabelle

На других языках

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- [en] Lower Shabelle

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[ru] Нижняя Шабелле

Нижняя Шабелле (сомал. Shabeellaha Hoose, араб. شبيلي السفلى‎) — регион и провинция (gobol) в южной части Сомали[2] Столица — город Марка.

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