Jowhar

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Jowhar جوهر
City
An aerial view of Jowhar
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Coordinates: 2°47′N 45°30′E / 2.783°N 45.500°E / 2.783; 45.500
Country	Somalia
State	Hirshabelle
Region	Middle Shabelle
Government
• Type	Mayor-Council-Commission
Area
• Total	10 sq mi (25 km2)
Elevation	300 ft (100 m)
Population  (2018)
• Total	170,000
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)
Area code	061

Jowhar (Somali: Jowhar, Arabic: جوهر, Italian: Giohar) is the capital city of Hirshabelle state of Somalia. Jowhar is also the administrative capital of Middle Shabelle region of Somalia.

Along with Baidoa, it used to form the joint administrative capital of the Transitional Federal Government, which it captured from the Islamic Courts Union.

The city lies 90 km (50 mi) along a major road north of the national capital of Mogadishu.