Jamame
Jamame
Giamama (Villaggio Regina Margherita) | |
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 The Juba River downstream from Jamame. | |
  Jamame Location within Somalia  Jamame Location within the Horn of Africa  Jamame Location within Africa | |
| Coordinates: 00°04′N 042°45′E / 0.067°N 42.750°E | |
| Country |  Somalia |
| Region | Lower Juba |
| District | Jamame |
| Government | |
| • Control |  Jubaland |
| Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 129,149 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Jamame (Template:Lang-so, Template:Lang-ar, Template:Lang-it 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
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.
The village was controlled by al-Shaabab from 2014 to 2020. In June 2018, American Special Forces and Al-Shabaab fighters engaged in a firefight near Jamame, which killed one American soldier.[2] In early 2020, elements of Division 43 and the Jubaland Darawiish took the village back under government control.[3]
Demographics
In 2005, Jamame had a population of around 129,149 inhabitants according to the UNDP.[4]
The town is primarily inhabited by Somali with the Majerteen sub-clan of Harti, Bimaal sub-clan of Dir and the Sheekhaal clan. There is also a small number of residents from the Bantu ethnic minority group, who live and work as farmers along the Jubba River.[5]
References
- ^ "Somalia: A letter from Jamaame". 18 August 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "SNA advancing to capture Jamame". Halqaran News. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "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 2017-06-28. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; 2017-07-28 suggested (help) - ^ David D. Laitin, Said S. Samatar, Somalia: Nation in Search of a State, (Westview Press: 1987), p. 27.
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