Jamame

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Overview

Jamame is situated between the Indian Ocean 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.

Demographics

Jamame has a population of around 224,700 inhabitants.[1]

The town is inhabited by Bimal Somali clan. There are also residents from the Bantu ethnic minority group, who live and work as farmers along the Jubba river.[2]

Notable residents

  • Haji Farah Ali Omar - Minister of Economic Affairs in Somalia's post-independence civilian government

References

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  2. David D. Laitin, Said S. Samatar, Somalia: Nation in Search of a State, (Westview Press: 1987), p. 27.