Lower Shabelle
Region in Somalia
Lower Shabelle (Somali: Shabeellaha Hoose, Maay: Shibelithy Hoosy, Arabic: شبيلي السفلى, Italian: Basso Scebeli) is an administrative region (gobol) in southern Somalia.
01Geography
Lower Shabelle is bordered by the regions of Banaadir, Middle Shabelle (Shabeellaha Dhexe), Hiran, Bay, and 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. Merca is now the Lower Shabelle capital.
02Districts
Lower Shabelle Region is divided into nineteen districts:
03Major cities
Major cities include
04Violence in Golweyn
On 30 July 2017, an AMISOM 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.
Sources and credits
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- Lower Shabele in Somalia.svg by TUBS, CC BY-SA 3.0
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