Lower Juba

Lower Juba Jubbada Hoose Jubithy Hoosy Basso Giuba
Region
Overview of Kismayo.
Location in Somalia.
Coordinates: 0°26′N 41°36′E / 0.433°N 41.600°E / 0.433; 41.600
Country	Somalia
Regional State	Jubaland
Capital	Kismayo
Area
• Total	42,876 km2 (16,555 sq mi)
Population  (2019[1])
• Total	632,900
• Density	15/km2 (38/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)
HDI (2021)	0.300[2] low · 13th of 18

Lower Juba (Somali: Jubbada Hoose, Maay: Jubithy Hoosy, Arabic: جوبا السفلى, Italian: Basso Giuba) is an administrative region (gobol) in southern Somalia.^[3] With its capital at Kismayo, it lies in the autonomous Jubaland region. It has green forests and wildlife including lions, giraffes, hippos, crocodiles, and hyenas.

Lower Juba is bordered by Kenya, the Somali regions of Gedo, Middle Juba (Jubbada Dhexe), and the Somali Sea. The province is named after the Jubba River that passes through it and empties into the Somali Sea at Goobweyn. The Lag Badana National Park is situated in Lower Juba.

In the latter half of the 20th century, a few Darod families started to settle in Kismayo city, which was then surrounded by the Bajuni people and other smaller groups. By the turn of the 20th century they had established a small business centres. In the beginning of the Somali civil wars, Kismaio known as Waamo faced a massive destruction^{[clarification needed]} among the faction leaders mainly between Different Darood sub-clans each claiming the ownership of the Lower & Middle Juba regions with the USC trying to encroach. However, the city subsequently evolved into a major hub of the livestock trade.^[4] The main Darod representatives to establish themselves in Kismayo were Marehan, Harti and Absame, as well aw Sheikhaal and Gaaljecel traders from the northeastern Ras Hafun promontory, who were referred to as Hafuuni. In the first two decades of the 20th century, members of the Marehan clan of Darod were the first to build a few settlements in modern day Kismayo and Harti and Sheikhaal clans followed suit.^[5]

Between 1974 and 1975, a major drought referred to as the Abaartii Dabadheer ("The Lingering Drought") occurred in the northern regions of Somalia. The Soviet Union, which at the time maintained strategic relations with the Siad Barre government, airlifted some 90,000 people from the devastated regions of Hobyo and Caynaba. New small settlements referred to as Danwadaagaha ("Collective Settlements") were then created in Jubbada Hoose (Lower Jubba) and Jubbada Dhexe (Middle Jubba) regions. The transplanted families were also introduced to farming and fishing techniques, a change from their traditional pastoralist lifestyle of livestock herding.^{[citation needed]}

Lower Juba Region consists of 5 districts:^[6]

• Kismaayo District
• Afmadow District
• Badhaadhe District
• Jamaame District
• Xagar District
• Dhoobley District

The Bajuni Islands are also within the region.

• Afmadow
• Dhoobleey
• Jamaame
• Hoosingow
• Khar-Khar
• Kismayo
• Badhaadhe
• Buula Xaaji
• Dalsan
• Ras Kamboni
• Kudhaa
• Calanleey

• Fuuma

• Administrative map of Lower Juba