Jowhar

E69622

populated place settlement town

Jowhar is a town in southern Somalia that serves as the capital of the Middle Shabelle region and an important agricultural and administrative center.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	populated place → settlement → town →
administrativeLevel	regional capital →
capitalOf	Middle Shabelle →
climateCharacteristic	distinct wet and dry seasons →
country	Somalia →
countryCapitalRole	former interim capital of Somalia →
directionFromMogadishu	north →
distanceFromMogadishu_km	about 90 →
economicSector	primary sector →
governingBody	Middle Shabelle regional administration →
hasAgriculturalFeature	irrigation canals → river-fed farms →
hasClimate	semi-arid climate →
hasFunction	commercial hub for surrounding rural areas → regional government seat →
hasInfrastructure	road connection to Mogadishu →
hasNearbyCapital	Mogadishu →
historicalRole	center of banana export industry →
languageSpoken	Arabic → Somali →
locatedIn	Middle Shabelle → southern Somalia →
locatedInRegion	Horn of Africa →
locatedOnContinent	Africa →
locatedOnRiver	Shabelle River →
mainCrop	bananas → fruits → maize → sesame → sorghum → vegetables →
mainEconomicActivity	agriculture → livestock rearing →
nearbyBodyOfWater	Shabelle River →
partOf	Hirshabelle State →
regionType	fertile riverine area →
religion	Islam →
role	administrative center → agricultural center → regional capital →
servedBy	Jowhar Airport →
timeZone	East Africa Time →
transportMode	air transport → road transport →
usedFor	irrigated agriculture →
utcOffset	+3 →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Shabelle River →	majorCityOnRiver
Mogadishu →	roadNetworkConnectsTo