Jowhar

thumb|Shebelle River Jowhar (, , Italian: Giohar) is the capital city of Hirshabelle state of Somalia. Jowhar is also the administrative capital of Middle Shabelle region of Somalia.

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Place details

Locality: Jowhar جوهر
Region: Shabeellaha Dhexe شبيلي الوسطى
Country: Soomaaliya الصومال
Population: 47,086
Timezone: Africa/Mogadishu

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Jowhar
Settlement.native_name: جوهر
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_skyline: Jowhar.png
Settlement.imagesize: 250px
Settlement.image_caption: An aerial view of Jowhar
Settlement.map_caption1: Somalia
Settlement.pushpin_map: Somalia#Horn of Africa#Africa
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location within Somalia##Location within the Horn of Africa##Location within Africa
Settlement.pushpin_relief: 1
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Somalia
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Hirshabelle
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Middle Shabelle
Settlement.government_type: Mayor-Council-Commission
Settlement.leader_name: mayor

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Jowhar
Area: 25
Elevation: 100

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Commons category: Jowhar
native label: Jowhar

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Contents

Etymology
History
Villaggio Duca degli Abruzzi
Administrative capital
Demographics
Recent history
Ethiopian invasion and occupation (2006–2009)
Somali Civil War (2009–present)
See also
Notes
Bibliography
External links

thumb|Shebelle River Jowhar (, , Italian: Giohar) is the capital city of Hirshabelle state of Somalia. Jowhar is also the administrative capital of Middle Shabelle region of Somalia.

Along with Baidoa, it used to form the joint administrative capital of the Transitional Federal Government, which it captured from the Islamic Courts Union.