Jubba
Jubba is a mapped river in the YearMaps hydrographic index. River courses organise settlement, agriculture and frontier-making more durably than any political boundary, and this reach is indexed against the dams, lakes and cities within its catchment.
- Feature Class
- River
- Coordinates
- 2.02°, 42.31°
About Jubba
The Jubba River or Juba River (Somali: Webiga Jubba, Italian: fiume Giuba) is a river in southern Somalia which flows through the 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 mi2). The Somali regional state of Jubaland, formerly called Trans-Juba, is named after the river.
Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Jubba River (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Jubba in Depth
History
The Jubba River was once a productive civilization and trade network conducted by the Somalis that held sway over the Jubba River.
During the Middle Ages Jubba River was under the Ajuran Empire of the Horn of Africa which utilized the Jubba River for its plantations and was the only hydraulic empire in Africa. A hydraulic empire that rose in the 13th century AD, Ajuran monopolized the water resources of the Jubba River and Shebelle. Through hydraulic engineering, it also constructed many of the limestone wells and cisterns of the state that are still operative and in use today. Its rulers developed new systems for agriculture and taxation, which continued to be used in parts of the Horn of Africa as late as the 19th century.
Overview
The Jubba basin region is primarily savanna, and is, ecologically speaking, the richest part of the country due to its fertile farmland. Native wildlife includes giraffes, cheetahs, lions, leopards, hyenas, buffalos, hippopotamus, crocodiles, oryx, gazelles, camels, ostriches, jackals, and Somali wild asses.
The Jubba River gives its name to the Somali administrative regions of Upper Juba (Gedo, Bay, Bakool), Middle Juba and Lower Juba, as well as to the larger historical region of Jubaland. Major cities which the Jubba River passes by include Dolow, Luuq, Burdhubo, Beled'hawo, Bardhere, Buale, and Goobweyn near Kismaayo.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Jubba River (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Jubba: Key Facts
| Length | 1,658 km |
|---|---|
| Average discharge | 127 m³/s |
| Drainage basin | 497,504 km² |
| Source | Ganale Dorya River |
| Mouth | Indian Ocean |
| Tributaries | Shebelle River, Dawa River, Ganale Dorya River, Ewaso Ng'iro |
Facts from Wikidata Q138491 (CC0).
Major River Dossiers
Hand-written studies of the great river systems of history.
Connected Reaches
Nearby watercourses in the same drainage network.
Water Bodies in the Catchment
Settlements Along the Reach
Hydraulic Infrastructure Nearby
Surrounding Terrain
Jubba: Quick Answers
- Where is Jubba?
- Jubba is located in Somalia and Ethiopia, at 2.0246° N, 42.3083° E.
- Are there dams on the Jubba?
- No dam on the Jubba is recorded in the YearMaps dam index, which covers major structures only.