Jubba River
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The Jubba River is a major river in the Horn of Africa that flows through southern Somalia to the Indian Ocean, supporting agriculture and settlements along its fertile valley.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jubba River canonical | 8 |
| Jubba River valley | 3 |
| Juba River | 2 |
| Jubba River basin | 1 |
| Lower Juba | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
river ⓘ |
| associatedWith | riverine farming communities ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Somalia ⓘ |
| drainageDirection | generally southward to the Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| emptiesInto | Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| environmentalRole |
provides freshwater habitats
ⓘ
supports riparian ecosystems ⓘ |
| flowsThrough | southern Somalia ⓘ |
| hasEconomicRole |
supports local agriculture
ⓘ
supports rural livelihoods ⓘ |
| hasFloodplain |
Jubba River
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Jubba River valley
|
| importance |
key water source for southern Somalia
ⓘ
one of the main rivers of Somalia ⓘ |
| influences | local climate along its valley ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Horn of Africa ⓘ |
| majorRiverOf | Horn of Africa ⓘ |
| mouth | Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| partOf | Somalia river network ⓘ |
| region | southern Somalia ⓘ |
| riverSystem |
Indian Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian Ocean basin
|
| supports |
agriculture
ⓘ
crop cultivation along its banks ⓘ human settlements ⓘ pastoral activities near its valley ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fishing
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ transport (local) ⓘ |
| valleyCharacteristic | fertile ⓘ |
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Juba River
this entity surface form:
Juba River
this entity surface form:
Lower Juba
this entity surface form:
Jubba River valley
this entity surface form:
Jubba River valley
subject surface form:
Southern Somalia
this entity surface form:
Jubba River valley