Middle Shebelle

Middle Shebelle
Middle Shebelle
Shabeellaha Dhexe
—  Region  —
Location in Somalia.
Coordinates: 6°6′47″N 47°59′17″E / 6.11306°N 47.98806°E / 6.11306; 47.98806Coordinates: 6°6′47″N 47°59′17″E / 6.11306°N 47.98806°E / 6.11306; 47.98806
Country  Somalia
Capital Jowhar
Time zone EAT (UTC+3)

Middle Shebelle is an administrative region (gobol) in southern Somalia.

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Overview

It is bordered by the Somali regions of Galgudud, Hiran, Lower Shebelle, and Banadir, as well as the Indian Ocean.

As part of the former Benadir region, Shabeellaha Dhexe's capital was Mogadishu up until the mid-1980s, when the town of Jowhar became the capital. It is named after the Shebelle River that passes through this region.

Middle Shebelle is principally inhabited by various sub-clans of the Somali Mudulood clan, most notably the Abgaal. Other Mudulood subclans that live in this region include the Moobleen and Hiilebi. However, the Abgaal sub-clan are the predominant clan in Middle Shabelle. [1] There are also members of the non-Somali ethnic minority Bantu group (Kaboole).

The region supports livestock production, rain-fed and gravity irrigated agriculture and fisheries, with an annual rainfall between 150 and 500 millimeters covering an area of approximately 60,000 square kilometers. It has a 400 km coastline on the Indian Ocean.[2]

Districts

Middle Shebelle consists of four districts:[3]

  • Aadan Yabaal District
  • Balad District
  • Cadale District
  • Jowhar District

Major towns

  • Aqabduce
  • Bakajeex
  • Biyacade
  • Burdacaar
  • Buurane
  • Caadleey
  • Cadeyga
  • Ceel Bacad
  • Ceelbaraf
  • Ceelmacaan
  • Feermo
  • Gaashaanle
  • Geelgub
  • Gololey
  • Guulane
  • Jameeco Misra Yarey
  • Jameeco Mubaarak
  • Jameeco Misra Weyn
  • Jameeco Moobleen
  • Kongo
  • Libiga
  • Madiina Cad
  • Miir Taqwe
  • Moyke
  • Qalimooq
  • Qurac Madoobe
  • Raqeyle
  • Sabuuun
  • Saarsaare
  • Shamiido
  • Xaanshooleey

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