Jamame

Jamame (Somali: Jamaame, Arabic: جمامة‎, Italian: Giamama formerly Villaggio Regina Margherita), also spelled Giamame, is a town in the southern Lower Juba (Jubbada Hoose) region of Somalia. There are many farms located near Jamame.[1] The equator passes over the town.

Jamame Giamama (Villaggio Regina Margherita)
City
The Juba River downstream from Jamame.
Jamame Location in Somalia
Coordinates: 00°04′N 042°45′E
Country	Somalia
Region	Lower Juba
District	Jamame
Population  (2005)
• Total	129,149
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)

Overview

Jamame is situated between the Somali Sea in the east, the agricultural land along the Jubba River in the west, and the port city of Kismayo in the south. It is the center of the Jamame District.

Since 2014, the Al-Shabaab terror group has controlled Jamaame.[2] In June 2018, American Special Forces and Al-Shabaab fighters engaged in a firefight near Jamame, which killed one American soldier.[3]

Demographics

In 2005, Jamame had a population of around 129,149 inhabitants according to the UNDP.[4]

The town is primarily inhabited by Somali with the Bimaal Dir, the Awrtable subclan of the Darod. There is also a small number of residents from the Bantu ethnic minority group, who live and work as farmers along the Jubba river.[5]

References

1. https://horseedmedia.net/2015/08/18/somalia-a-letter-from-jamaame/
2. http://www.worldbulletin.net/news/147190/al-shabaab-loses-8-somali-towns-since-sept-amisom
3. Gibbons-Neff, Thomas; Cooper, Helene (June 8, 2018). "1 U.S. Soldier Is Killed and 4 Are Wounded in Somalia Firefight". The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 9, 2018. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
4. "Regions, districts, and their populations: Somalia 2005 (draft)" (PDF). United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. United Nations Development Programme. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-06-28. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
5. David D. Laitin, Said S. Samatar, Somalia: Nation in Search of a State, (Westview Press: 1987), p. 27.