Jubaland

Jubaland (also Jubbaland, Trans-Juba, It: Oltre Giuba) is the southwesternmost part of Somalia, on the far side of the Jubba River (thus the "trans-" name), bordering on Kenya. It has a total area of 87,000 km² (33,000 sq mi), and in 1926 a population of 12,000. The main city is Kismayo, on the coast near the mouth of the Jubba.

Related Topics:
Somalia - Jubba River - Kenya - Kismayo

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Originally Jubaland was part of the British colony of Kenya, but was ceded to Italy June 29, 1925, purportedly as a reward for joining the Allies in World War I. It then had a brief existence as the Italian colony of Oltre Giuba, before its incorporation into the colony of Italian Somaliland on June 30, 1926.

Related Topics:
British - Italy - June 29 - 1925 - World War I - Italian Somaliland - June 30 - 1926

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Jubaland declared its independence from Somalia in 1998, and its present status remains unsettled.

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