Lower Shabelle
Lower Shabelle
Shibelithy Hoosy Shabeellaha Hoose شبيلي السفلى Basso Scebeli | |
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 The Merca beachside. | |
 Location in Somalia | |
| Coordinates: 1°46′6″N 44°23′24″E / 1.76833°N 44.39000°E | |
| Country |  Somalia |
| Capital | Merca |
| Government | |
| • Type | Federal State |
| • Governor | Abdulkadir shiekh Mohamednor Sidii [1] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| HDI (2017) | 0.316[2] low · 10th |
Lower Shabelle (Template:Lang-so,[3] Maay: Shibelithy Hoosy, Template:Lang-ar, Template:Lang-it) is an administrative region (gobol) in southern Somalia.[4]
Overview
It is bordered by the Somali regions of Banaadir, Middle Shabelle (Shabeellaha Dhexe), Hiran, Bay, Middle Jubba (Jubbada Dhexe) and by the Somali Sea. Lower Shabelle 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. However, the provincial capital is now Merca.
Districts
Lower Shabelle Region is divided into seven districts:
- Afgooye District
- Barawa District
- Kurtunwarey District
- Merca District
- Qoriyoley District
- Sablaale District
- Walaweyn District
Major towns
Major towns include
- Afgooye
- Doondhere
- Awdhegele
- Mubarak
- Barawa
- Bariire
- Buulo Mareer
- Gobanle
- Gendershe
- Jannaale
- Lambar 50
- Merca
- Qoryoley
- Sablale
- Wanlaweyn
Terrorist incidents
The Golweyn ambush by al-Shabaab militants against a convoy took place on 30 July 2017, resulting in the death of several Ugandan soldiers.[citation needed]
Eight children are killed and dozens are wounded when a bomb explodes in Golweyn on 31 January 2021.[5]
Notes
- ^ "News in Brief, 21st March 2014" (PDF). Embassy of The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ GeoNames Search
- ^ "Somalia". The World Factbook. Langley, Virginia: Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ^ "Somalia's al-Shabab rebels attack hotel in the capital city". ABC News. 31 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
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