Jubaland

Jubaland State of Somalia Dawlad Goboleedka Jubbaland ee Soomaaliya (Somali) ولاية أرض جوبا في الصومال  (Arabic)
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Location of Jubaland
Capital	Bu'ale (de jure)[1] Kismayo (de facto)
Largest city	Kismayo
Official languages	Somali Arabic
Demonym(s)	Somali[2][3]
Government	Federated state under a presidential democracy
• President	Ahmed Madobe
Federal Member State  within Somalia
• Proclaimed	3 April 2011
• Recognition	29 August 2013
Area
• Total	110,293 km2 (42,584 sq mi)
• Water (%)	negligible
Population
• 2014 estimate	3,360,633
Currency	Somali shilling (SOS)
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (not observed)
Calling code	+252 (Somalia)
ISO 3166 code	SO
Internet TLD	.so
Federal States in Somalia

Jubaland (Somali: Jubbaland, Arabic: جوبالاند, Italian: Oltregiuba), the Juba Valley (Somali: Dooxada Jubba), is a Federal Member State in southern Somalia. Its eastern border lies 40–60 km (25–35 mi) east of the Jubba River, stretching from Dolow to the Indian Ocean, while its western side flanks the North Eastern Province in Kenya, which was carved out of Jubaland during the colonial period.^[4]

Jubaland has a total area of 110,293 km² (42,584 sq mi). As of 2005, it had a total population of 953,045 inhabitants.^[5][6] the largest city Kismayo, which is situated on the coast in the Indian Ocean . Bardhere is a second largest city in Jubaland also Luuq, and Beled Haawo are the region's other principal settlements. Other cities such as Jamame and Jilib are currently occupied by Al-Shabaab.

During the Middle Ages, the influential Somali Ajuran Sultanate held sway over the territory, followed in turn by the Geledi Sultanate. They were later incorporated into British East Africa. In 1925, Jubaland was ceded to Italy, forming a part of Italian Somaliland. On 1 July 1960, the region, along with the rest of Italian Somaliland and British Somaliland, became part of the independent Somali Republic.

Jubaland was later the site of numerous battles during the civil war. In late 2006, Islamist militants gained control of most of the region. To reclaim possession of the territory, a new autonomous administration dubbed Azania was announced in 2010 and formalized the following year. In 2013, the Juba Interim Administration was officially established and recognized. It is now one of the five autonomous administrations in Somalia.