Shabeellaha Hoose

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Location of Shabeellaha Hoose in Somalia

Lower Shabele (Somali: Shabeellaha Hoose; Arabic: شبيلي السفلى‎ Shabaylī as-Suflá) is an administrative region (gobolka) in southern Somalia. Until 1984, when the regions were reshaped, it was part of the larger Benadir region and its capital was Mogadishu, but is now Marka.

Shabeellaha Hoose is bordered by the Somali regions of Banaadir, Middle Shabele, Hiiraan, Bay and Middle Juba and the Indian Ocean. After Mogadishu, this is thought to be the region with the most population in Somalia.

It is named after the river Shabeelle that passes in that region.

[edit] Districts

Afgoi
Barawe
Janale
Kurtunwarey
Marka (Merca)
Qoriyoley
Sablale
Walaweyn

[edit] Clans in Lower Shabebele

Rahanwein (Digil & Mirifle) clans form about 20% of the population:

Geledi
Goobroon
Bagedi
Tunni
Jiiddo
Garre
Shantacaleemood (e.g Reer Daafeed, Barbaaro)
Dabarre
Boqolhore
Eelaay

Hawiye clans form about 10% of the regions population:

Dir (clan)s form about 50% of the population:

'Biimaal'

Other clans form about 20% of the regions population:

Reer Marka
Reer Baraawe
Reer Shabelle
Yahar
Reer Gosha

[edit] Languages

Linguistically, the region is one of the regions with the most diverse languages. The majority of the population speak with May-May dialect's Digil version of the Dhoobey area. Also spoken in the region are Af Jido, Af Garre, Af Tuni, Af Reer Marka and Af Reer Barawe as well as standard Maha Tiri Somali and the May-May of the Mirifle.

Regions of Somalia
Awdal \| Bakool \| Banaadir \| Bari \| Bay \| Galguduud \| Gedo \| Hiiraan \| Jubbada Dhexe \| Jubbada Hoose \| Mudug \| Nugaal \| Sanaag \| Shabeellaha Dhexe \| Shabeellaha Hoose \| Sool \| Togdheer \| Woqooyi Galbeed