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'''Jamame''' ({{lang-so|Jamaame}}, {{lang-ar|جمامة}}, {{lang-it|Giamama}} formerly ''Villaggio Regina Margherita''), also spelled '''Giamame''', is a town in the southern [[Lower Juba]] (Jubbada Hoose) region of [[Somalia]]. There are many farms located near Jamame.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://horseedmedia.net/2015/08/18/somalia-a-letter-from-jamaame/|title=Somalia: A letter from Jamaame|date=18 August 2015}}</ref> The [[equator]] passes over the town.
'''Jamame''' ({{langx|so|Jamaame}}, {{langx|ar|جمامة}}, {{langx|it|Giamama}} formerly ''Villaggio Regina Margherita''), also spelled '''Giamame''', is a town in the southern [[Lower Juba]] (Jubbada Hoose) region of [[Somalia]]. There are many farms located near Jamame.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://horseedmedia.net/2015/08/18/somalia-a-letter-from-jamaame/|title=Somalia: A letter from Jamaame|date=18 August 2015}}</ref> The [[equator]] passes over the town.


==Overview==
==Overview==
Jamame is situated between the Somali Sea in the east, the agricultural land along the [[Jubba River]] in the west, and the port city of [[Kismayo]] in the south. It is the center of the [[Jamame District]].
Jamame is situated between the Somali Sea in the east, the agricultural land along the [[Jubba River]] in the west, and the port city of [[Kismayo]] in the south. It is the center of the [[Jamame District]].


Since 2014, the [[Al-Shabaab (militant group)|Al-Shabaab terror group]] has controlled Jamaame.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldbulletin.net/news/147190/al-shabaab-loses-8-somali-towns-since-sept-amisom|title=Sayfa Bulunamadı - Turkey and World News}}</ref> In June 2018, American Special Forces and Al-Shabaab fighters engaged in a firefight near Jamame, which killed one American soldier.<ref name="nyt">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/08/world/africa/american-soldier-killed-somalia-.html |title=1 U.S. Soldier Is Killed and 4 Are Wounded in Somalia Firefight |date=June 8, 2018 |first1=Thomas |last1=Gibbons-Neff |first2=Helene |last2=Cooper |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180609014526/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/08/world/africa/american-soldier-killed-somalia-.html |archive-date=June 9, 2018 |access-date=June 9, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Since 2014, the [[Al-Shabaab (militant group)|Al-Shabaab Al-Mujahideen]] has controlled Jamaame.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldbulletin.net/news/147190/al-shabaab-loses-8-somali-towns-since-sept-amisom|title=Sayfa Bulunamadı - Turkey and World News}}</ref> In June 2018, American Special Forces and [[Al-Shabaab (militant group)| Al-Shabaab]] fighters engaged in a firefight near Jamame, which killed one American soldier.<ref name="nyt">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/08/world/africa/american-soldier-killed-somalia-.html |title=1 U.S. Soldier Is Killed and 4 Are Wounded in Somalia Firefight |date=June 8, 2018 |first1=Thomas |last1=Gibbons-Neff |first2=Helene |last2=Cooper |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180609014526/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/08/world/africa/american-soldier-killed-somalia-.html |archive-date=June 9, 2018 |access-date=June 9, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>


==Demographics==
==Demographics==
In 2005, Jamame had a population of around 129,149 inhabitants according to the [[United Nations Development Programme|UNDP]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://docs.unocha.org/sites/dms/Somalia/UNDP-POP-RURAL-URBAN%202005.pdf |title=Regions, districts, and their populations: Somalia 2005 (draft) |website=[[United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs]] |publisher=[[United Nations Development Programme]] |access-date=2020-12-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728203029/https://docs.unocha.org/sites/dms/Somalia/UNDP-POP-RURAL-URBAN%202005.pdf |archive-date=2017-07-28 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
In 2005, Jamame had a population of around 129,149 inhabitants according to the [[United Nations Development Programme|UNDP]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://docs.unocha.org/sites/dms/Somalia/UNDP-POP-RURAL-URBAN%202005.pdf |title=Regions, districts, and their populations: Somalia 2005 (draft) |website=[[United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs]] |publisher=[[United Nations Development Programme]] |access-date=2020-12-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728203029/https://docs.unocha.org/sites/dms/Somalia/UNDP-POP-RURAL-URBAN%202005.pdf |archive-date=2017-07-28 |url-status=dead}}</ref>



The town is primarily inhabited by [[Somali people|Somali]] [[Bimaal]] sub-clan of [[Dir (clan)|Dir]] and the [[Sheekhaal]] clan. There is also residents from the [[Somali Bantu|Bantu]] ethnic minority group, who live and work as farmers along the Jubba River.<ref name="Laitin">David D. Laitin, Said S. Samatar, ''Somalia: Nation in Search of a State'', (Westview Press: 1987), p. 27.</ref>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 20:14, 25 November 2024

Jamame
Giamama (Villaggio Regina Margherita)
City
The Juba River downstream from Jamame.
The Juba River downstream from Jamame.
Jamame is located in Somalia
Jamame
Jamame
Location within Somalia
Jamame is located in Horn of Africa
Jamame
Jamame
Location within the Horn of Africa
Jamame is located in Africa
Jamame
Jamame
Location within Africa
Coordinates: 00°04′N 042°45′E / 0.067°N 42.750°E / 0.067; 42.750
Country Somalia
RegionLower Juba
DistrictJamame
Government
 • Control Al-Shabaab
Population
 (2005)
 • Total
129,149
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Jamame (Somali: Jamaame, Arabic: جمامة, Italian: Giamama formerly Villaggio Regina Margherita), also spelled Giamame, is a town in the southern Lower Juba (Jubbada Hoose) region of Somalia. There are many farms located near Jamame.[1] The equator passes over the town.

Overview

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Jamame is situated between the Somali Sea in the east, the agricultural land along the Jubba River in the west, and the port city of Kismayo in the south. It is the center of the Jamame District.

Since 2014, the Al-Shabaab Al-Mujahideen has controlled Jamaame.[2] In June 2018, American Special Forces and Al-Shabaab fighters engaged in a firefight near Jamame, which killed one American soldier.[3]

Demographics

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In 2005, Jamame had a population of around 129,149 inhabitants according to the UNDP.[4]


References

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  1. ^ "Somalia: A letter from Jamaame". 18 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Sayfa Bulunamadı - Turkey and World News".
  3. ^ Gibbons-Neff, Thomas; Cooper, Helene (June 8, 2018). "1 U.S. Soldier Is Killed and 4 Are Wounded in Somalia Firefight". The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 9, 2018. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
  4. ^ "Regions, districts, and their populations: Somalia 2005 (draft)" (PDF). United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. United Nations Development Programme. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-07-28. Retrieved 2020-12-31.


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