Goob Weyn Explained

Official Name:Goob Weyn
Native Name:Goobweyn
Settlement Type:Village
Mapsize:200
Pushpin Map:Somalia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Somalia.
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Somalia
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Lower Juba
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kismayo District
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Land Km2:1
Timezone:EAT
Utc Offset:+3
Coordinates:0.2494°N 42.6022°W
Elevation M:3

Goob Weyn (Somali: Goobweyn) is a village in the southern Lower Juba region of Somalia, where Juba river meets the indian ocean.majority shiikhaal

Geography

Goobweyn is situated on the banks of the Jubba River, and is only 3 meters above sea level. The village is primarily settled by the shiikhaal clan and is situated next to Kismayo National Park, and only 15 kilometers outside of Kismayo.

Exports and livelihood

A primarily agricultural based town on the Jubba Basin, residents of Goobweyn primarily depend on agricultural exports to the nearby city of Kismayo, like tomatoes, onions, and coconuts. In 1974, the area saw an influx of refugees following The Lingering Drought (Somali: Abaartii Dabadheer) in northern Somalia and the Somali region of Ethiopia.The refugees were introduced to ways of fishing and farming compared to the pastoralist livestock herding way of life.

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