Lower Shabelle (,GeoNames Search , , ) is an administrative region (gobol) in southern Somalia.
Geography Lower Shabelle is bordered by the regions of Banaadir, Middle Shabelle (Shabeellaha Dhexe), Hiran, Bay, and Middle Jubba (Jubbada Dhexe) and by the Somali Sea. It is named after the Shebelle River, which passes through it.
Until 1984, when the regions were reassigned, it was part of the larger Benadir region, and its capital was Mogadishu. Merca is now the Lower Shabelle capital.
Districts Lower Shabelle Region is divided into nineteen districts: Merca Minicipality (Capital City) Afgooye District Barawa District Kurtunwarrey District Qoryooley District Sablaale District Wanlaweyn District Awdheegle District
Major cities
Major cities include Merca Afgooye Elasha Biyaha Qoryoley Barawa Awdheegle Wanlaweyn Sablale Jannaale Mubaarak Buulo Mareer Gobanle Jilib Merca Kunyo Barrow Siyaame
Violence in Golweyn On 30 July 2017, an AMISOM convoy was ambushed by al-Shabaab insurgents, killing and wounding several Ugandan soldiers.
Eight children were killed and dozens were wounded when a bomb exploded in Golweyn on 31 January 2021.
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External links Administrative map of Lower Shabelle