Hirshabelle
Sign in to saveHirshabelle, officially Hirshabelle State of Somalia (Somali: Maamul-Goboleedka Hirshabelle ee Soomaaliya), is a Federal Member State in south-central Somalia. It is bordered by Galmudug state of Somalia to the north, South West State of Somalia and Banadir region to the south, Ethiopia to the west and the Indian Ocean to the east. Jowhar is the capital city.
Key facts
- Country.ethnic_groups
- Somali
- Country.religion
- Islam
- Country.conventional_long_name
- Hirshabelle State of Somalia
- Country.common_name
- Hirshabelle
- Country.image_flag
- Flag of Hirshabelle.svg
- Country.image_coat
- File:Hirshabelle coat of arms high quality.png
- Country.symbol_type
- Coat of arms
- Country.national_anthem
- Qolobaa Calankeed
- Country.image_map
- Location Hirshabelle.png
- Country.capital
- Jowhar
- Country.largest_city
- Jowhar
- Country.official_languages
- Somali
- Country.government_type
- Federated state under a presidential democracy
- Country.leader_title1
- Governor
- Country.leader_name1
- Ali Abdullahi Hussein
- Country.leader_title2
- Lieutenant Governor
- Country.leader_name2
- Yusuf Ahmed Hagar Dabageed
- Country.sovereignty_type
- Autonomy Federal Member State
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Hirshabelle, officially Hirshabelle State of Somalia (Somali: Maamul-Goboleedka Hirshabelle ee Soomaaliya), is a Federal Member State in south-central Somalia. It is bordered by Galmudug state of Somalia to the north, South West State of Somalia and Banadir region to the south, Ethiopia to the west and the Indian Ocean to the east. Jowhar is the capital city.
Hirshabelle consists of the Hiran and Middle Shabelle regions of Somalia, each with a rich history and significant presence. The name of the state originates from combining their names. Hirshabelle proclaimed itself the autonomous Federal Member State of the Federal Republic of Somalia as stipulated in the provisional Constitution of Somalia.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hirshabelle” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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