Shabeellaha Hoose

Lawer Shabele () is an admeenistrative region (gobolka) in soothern Somalie. Till 1984, when the regions wur reshaped, it wis pairt o the lairger Benadir region an its caipital wis Mogadishu, but is nou Marka.

Shabeellaha Hoose is bordered bi the Somali regions o Banaadir, Shabeellaha Dhexe, Hiiraan, Bay an Middle Juba an the Indian Ocean. Efter Mogadishu, this is thocht tae be the region wi the maist population in Somalie.

Lawer Shabele is named efter the Shebelle River, which passes through it.

 Leids 
Linguistically, the region is host tae a considerable number o dialects o the Somali leid. The majority o the population speak the Digil version o the Af Maay dialect as spoken in the Dhoobey aurie. An aa spoken in the region are Af Jido, Af Garre, Af Tuni, Af Reer Marka an Af Reer Barawe as well as Staundart Somali an the Af Maay dialect o the Mirifle.

Destricts
Shabeellaha Hoose consists o the follaein destricts:

Afgoi Destrict
Baraawe Destrict
Kurtunwarey Destrict
Qoriyoley Destrict
Merca Destrict
Sablaale Destrict
Walaweyn Destrict

Major touns
Afgooye
Barawa
Merca
Sablale

Notes


Category:Regions o Somalie