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Kismayo (Somali: Kismaayo) is a city in the Jubbada Hoose region of Somalia. It is near the mouth of the Jubba River, and is famous for its scenic surroundings. Jubbada Hoose is a region (gobolka) in southern Somalia. ... The Jubba River is a river in Somalia. ...
The city was founded by an offshoot of the Bantu ethnic group called Bajuni. Ethnic Somali clans are most recent arrivals to the area. The city, along with region, was part of the Britishcolony of East Africa from 1889 to 1925, when it was ceded to Italy. In 1926, it was incorporated into Italian Somaliland. Map showing the approximate distribution of Bantu (dull yellow) vs. ... In politics and in history, a colony is a territory under the immediate political control of a geographically-distant state. ... East Africa is a region generally considered to include: Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Somalia Tanzania Uganda Burundi, Rwanda, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, and Sudan are sometimes considered a part of East Africa. ... Italian Somaliland was an Italian colony that lasted, apart from a brief interlude of British rule, from the late 19th century until 1960 in the territory of the modern-day East African nation of Somalia. ...
Kismaayo was largely built by Ibraahim Unlaaye, the wealthiest man in Somalia prior to the civil war. Following the war, Kismaayo has been a city in constant turmoil, fought over by warring clans vying for control of the area. On 16 January2006, nine people were killed in heavy fighting between factions of the Jubba Valley Alliance for control of this port city.[1] January 16 is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI in Roman) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The country's principal highway was a 1,200-kilometer two-lane paved road that ran from Chisimayu in the south through Mogadishu to Hargeysa in the north.
North of Mogadishu, this route ran inland, roughly paralleling the border with Ethiopia; a 100-kilometer spur ran to the Gulf of Aden at Berbera.
Chisimayu's main function was the export of bananas and meat; the meat was processed and packed at the port.
Overgrazing, particularly in the area between Mogadishu and Chisimayu, has resulted in the destruction of the protective vegetation cover and the gradual movement of the once-stationary dunes inland.
Other vegetation includes plants and grasses found in the swamps into which the Shabeelle River empties most of the year and in other large swamps in the course of the lower Jubba River.
Mangrove forests are found at points along the coast, particularly from Chisimayu to near the Kenyan border.
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