Jubba River

The Jubba River 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.

Related Topics:
River - Somalia - Ethiopia - Dawa - Gebele - Indian Ocean

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Much of the Jubba valley (in the Gedo province) is inhabited by the Mareehan tribe of Somalia.

Related Topics:
Gedo - Mareehan

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The tropical river basin region is

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the greenest part of Somalia. It is the richest part of the country because

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it is the best place for farmers . The area receives the most rain in

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the country and some times the Jubba floods: it flooded in 1960 and

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it killed thousands of people, and it also flooded in 1997 and may 2005

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the area has a alot of rich savannahs with alot of trees .

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wild life includes giraffes , cheetahs , lions , leopards , hyenas , buffalos , hippos , crocodiles , snakes , elephants , oryx , gazelles and wildass .

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