Jubaland

E93501

autonomous federal member state federal member state of Somalia

Jubaland is an autonomous federal member state in southern Somalia, centered around the port city of Kismayo and known for its strategic location along the Indian Ocean and the Juba River.

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	autonomous federal member state → federal member state of Somalia →
borderCountry	Ethiopia → Kenya →
borderFeature	Somalia–Ethiopia border → Somalia–Kenya border →
bordersBodyOfWater	Indian Ocean →
capital	Kismayo →
conflictRole	key theatre in Somali Civil War →
containsRegion	Gedo → Lower Juba → Middle Juba →
country	Somalia →
economySector	agriculture → fishing → livestock trade → port services →
governingSystem	regional administration within federal Somalia →
hasAirport	Kismayo Airport →
hasClanFamily	Darod → Hawiye → Rahanweyn →
hasCoastlineOn	Indian Ocean →
hasEthnicGroup	Somali →
hasMajorCity	Afmadow → Dobley → Jamaame → Kismayo →
hasOfficialLanguage	Arabic → Somali →
hasPortCity	Kismayo →
hasStrategicFeature	access to Indian Ocean trade routes → control of lower Juba River valley → deep-water port at Kismayo →
historicalStatus	part of British Jubaland → part of Italian Somaliland →
largestCity	Kismayo →
locatedIn	southern Somalia →
majorReligion	Sunni Islam →
namedAfter	Juba River →
religion	Islam →
securityActor	AMISOM forces → Jubaland security forces →
strategicImportance	gateway between Somalia and Kenya →
timeZone	East Africa Time →
traversedByRiver	Juba River →
usesCurrency	Kenyan shilling → Somali shilling →
utcOffset	+3 →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
South West State of Somalia →	borderedBy
Somalia →	hasRegion