Jubba River
The Jubba River or Juba River (Somali: Webiga Jubba) is a river in southern Somalia which flows through the autonomous region of Jubaland. It begins at the border with Ethiopia, where the Dawa and Ganale Dorya rivers meet, and flows directly south to the Somali Sea, where it empties at the Goobweyn juncture. The Jubba basin covers an area of 749,000 km2 (289,000 sq mi). The Somali regional state of Jubaland, formerly called Trans-Juba, is named after the river.
| Jubba River | |
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Map of the Jubba/Shebelle drainage basin | |
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| • location | Confluence of Dawa River and Ganale Dorya River |
| • coordinates | 4.1771°N 42.0809°E |
| Mouth | |
• location | Somali Sea |
• coordinates | 0.2495°S 42.6307°E |
| Basin size | 749,000 km2 (289,000 sq mi) |
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