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Encyclopedia > Jubba River
Bridge over the Jubba in Baardheere, Somalia

The Juba or Jubba River (Somali: Jubba; Italian: Giuba) is a river in southern Somalia. It begins at the border with Ethiopia where the Dawa and Gebele rivers meet, and flows directly south to the Indian Ocean. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2272 × 1704 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2272 × 1704 pixel, file size: 1. ... For other uses, see River (disambiguation). ...


The Juba basin region is primarily savanna, and is the richest part of the country due to its fertility. Native wild life include giraffes, cheetahs, lions, leopards, hyenas, buffalos, hippos, crocodiles, oryx, gazelles, camels, ostritchs, jackals, and wild ass|es. The area receives the most rain in Somalia, and years in which this river has flooded include 1960 (causing a great loss of life), 1997, and May 2005. “Savannah” redirects here. ... Binomial name Linnaeus, 1758 Range map The giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) is an African even-toed ungulate mammal, the tallest of all land-living animal species. ... This article is about the animal. ... For other uses, see Lion (disambiguation). ... Binomial name Linnaeus, 1758 Synonyms Felis pardus Linnaeus, 1758 The Leopard (Panthera pardus) is an Old World mammal of the Felidae family and one of the four big cats of the genus Panthera, along with the tiger (), the lion () and the jaguar (). Once distributed across southern Eurasia and Africa from... Subfamilies and Genera Hyaenidae Crocuta Hyaena Parahyaena Protelinae Proteles Hyenas or Hyænas are moderately large terrestrial carnivores native to Africa, Arabia, Asia and the Indian subcontinent. ... Binomial name Syncerus caffer (Sparrman, 1779) Subspecies The African Buffalo or Cape Buffalo (Syncerus caffer) is a bovid from the family of the Bovidae. ... Hippo can refer to: hippo- is the stem of the Greek word for horse. ... Genera Mecistops Crocodylus Osteolaemus See full taxonomy. ... Species Oryx beisa Rüppell, 1835 Oryx dammah Cretzschmar, 1827 Oryx gazella (Linnaeus, 1758) Oryx leucoryx Pallas, 1766 An Oryx is one of three or four large antelope species of the genus Oryx, typically having long straight almost upright or swept back horns. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Camel (disambiguation). ... This article is about the animal. ... Somali Wild Ass St. ...


The river gives its name to the Somali administrative regions of Middle Juba and Lower Juba as well as to the larger historical region of Jubaland. Major cities which the Jubba River passes by include Doollow, Luuq, Buurdhuubo, Beledhawo, Baardheere, Saakow and Goobweyn near Kismaayo. Location of Jubbada Dhexe in Somalia Middle Juba (Somali: Jubbada Dhexe; Arabic: ‎ ) is an administrative region (gobolka) in southern Somalia in the historical region of Jubaland. ... 1. ... Anthem Somalia Tosow Capital (and largest city) Kismayo Official languages Somali and English Government  -  President Barre Adan Shire Hiiraale Autonomy Part of Federated Somalia   -  Autonomy Declared 1998   -  Ended by JVA 2004   -  Re-established 2007   -  Recognition Not Recognized  Currency Somali shilling (SOS) Time zone EAT  -  Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+3... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... This article should belong in one or more categories. ... SHAARUUN IS ONE OF KISMAAYIANS AND HE LOVES HIS CITY AND PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN KISMAAYO. LONG LIVE SHAARUUN AND KISMAAYO. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...


See also

This is a list of streams and rivers in Ethiopia Abay River - Adabay River - Akobo River - Ataba River - Ataye River - Atbarah River - Awash River - Awetu River Balagas River - Baro River - Berkanna River - Beshitta River - Bilate River - Birbir River - Blue Nile Dabus River - Dawa River - Dechatu River - Dembi River - Denchya River...

External links

  • Map of the Jubba River basin at Water Resources eAtlas

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anteneh (Arba minch,Ethiopia)
17th February 2009
dear
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please, if u are so happy to incourage come via (droplet.johba@gmail.com)

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