Jubaland
Sign in to saveJubaland (; ; ), or the Juba Valley (), is a federal member state in southern Somalia. Its eastern border lies no more than east of the Jubba River, stretching from Dolow to the Indian Ocean, while its western side flanks the North Eastern Province in Kenya, which was carved out of Jubaland during the colonial period.
Key facts
- Country.conventional_long_name
- Jubaland State of Somalia
- Country.common_name
- Jubaland
- Country.image_flag
- Flag of Jubaland (Somalia).svg
- Country.image_coat
- JubalandCoatsofArms.jpg
- Country.image_map
- Jubaland State of Somalia.svg
- Country.map_width
- 250px
- Country.map_caption
- Location of Jubaland
- Country.footnotes
- Federal States in Somalia
- Country.largest_city
- Kismayo
- Country.demonym
- Somali
- Country.capital
- Bu'ale (de jure) Kismayo (de facto)
- Country.government_type
- Federated presidential state
- Country.leader_title1
- President
- Country.leader_name1
- Ahmed Mohamed Islam
- Country.leader_title2
- First Vice President
- Country.leader_name2
- Mohamud Sayid Aden
- Country.leader_title3
- Second Vice President
- Country.leader_name3
- Suldan Abdulkadir Mohamed Lugadere
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Article
17 sectionsContents
- History
- Early modern
- Colonial period
- 1974 resettlement
- Somali Civil War
- Revival of the Jubaland administration
- Borders
- 2019 conflict at Kenyan border
- Demographics
- Transportation
- List of the districts in Jubaland
- Society and culture
- Communities
- Culture
- See also
- References
- Further reading
Jubaland (; ; ), or the Juba Valley (), is a federal member state in southern Somalia. Its eastern border lies no more than east of the Jubba River, stretching from Dolow to the Indian Ocean, while its western side flanks the North Eastern Province in Kenya, which was carved out of Jubaland during the colonial period.
Jubaland has a total area of . As of 2005, it had a total population of 953,045 inhabitants. The largest city is Kismayo, which is situated on the coast. Bardhere, Luuq, and Beled Haawo are the region's other principal settlements. Other cities such as Jamame and Jilib are currently occupied by Al-Shabaab.