world.wikisort.org - SomaliaLower Shabelle (Somali: Shabeellaha Hoose,[3] Maay: Shibelithy Hoosy, Arabic: شبيلي السفلى, Italian: Basso Scebeli) is an administrative region (gobol) in southern Somalia.[4]
Region of Somalia
Region in South West, Somalia
Lower Shabelle
Shibelithy Hoosy Shabeellaha Hoose شبيلي السفلى Basso Scebeli |
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Coordinates: 1°46′6″N 44°23′24″E |
Country | Somalia |
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Regional State | South West |
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Capital | Merca |
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• Type | Federal State |
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• Governor | Abdulkadir shiekh Mohamednor Sidii [1] |
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Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
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HDI (2017) | 0.316[2] low · 10th |
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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:
Major towns
Major towns include
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]
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History | Chronology |
- Laas Geel
- Land of Punt
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- Isaaq genocide
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- Ethiopian intervention (2006–2009)
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На других языках
- [en] Lower Shabelle
[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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