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9-475: Administratively, the islands are within the Lower Juba region of Somalia. There are six main islands: Chula, where the village of Ndowa is situated, is the only island with a significant population In addition, there are several smaller islands, including Kandha Iwu, Fuma, and Ilisi. The island of Kismayo was attached to the coast in 1961 during the construction of Kismayo Port. The islands were part of

18-578: A "fair-sized town" on Chovaye. He mentioned that similar stone scrollwork could also be seen on houses in the Lamu Islands . Haywood thought some of the residents to be of Arab or Persian descent. The islands are today mainly inhabited by the eponymous Bajuni people . This Somalia location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Lower Juba Lower Juba ( Somali : Jubbada Hoose , Maay : Jubithy Hoosy , Arabic : جوبا السفلى , Italian : Basso Giuba )

27-600: A constituent part of British Jubaland . In 1924, mainland Jubaland was ceded to Italy, while the Bajuni Islands were transferred two years later. According to C. Wightwick Haywood , a British official in Kismayo who visited the islands in 1913, the only inhabited islands in the chain were Chovaye and Chula. Maize, millet, sweet potatoes and coconuts were grown on the islands, and dhows were used for transportation. While there, Haywood saw ruins of what he described as

36-637: A massive destruction among the faction leaders mainly between Different Darood sub-clans each claiming the ownership of the Lower & Middle Juba regions with the USC trying to encroach. However, the city subsequently evolved into a major hub of the livestock trade. The main Darod representatives to establish themselves in Kismayo were Marehan , Harti and Absame , as well aw Sheikhaal and Gaaljecel traders from

45-609: Is an administrative region ( gobol ) in southern Somalia . With its capital at Kismayo , it lies in the autonomous Jubaland region. It has green forests and wildlife including lions, giraffes, hippos, crocodiles, and hyenas. Lower Juba is bordered by Kenya , the Somali regions of Gedo , Middle Juba (Jubbada Dhexe), and the Somali Sea. The province is named after the Jubba River that passes through it and empties into

54-524: The Somali Sea at Goobweyn . The Lag Badana National Park is situated in Lower Juba. In the latter half of the 20th century, a few Darod families started to settle in Kismayo city, which was then surrounded by the Bajuni people and other smaller groups. By the turn of the 20th century they had established a small business centres. In the beginning of the Somali civil wars, Kismaio known as Waamo faced

63-480: The ancient Somali empires , merchants, and fishermen who used it as an offshoot to trade with other civilizations in the spice world. The Somali Ajuran Dynasty utilized it for centuries as part of their kingdom. After the decline of several Somali empires later, the islands became less inhabited until the colonial invasion by the British East Africa prior to World War I . The Bajuni Islands formed

72-524: The northeastern Ras Hafun promontory, who were referred to as Hafuuni . In the first two decades of the 20th century, members of the Marehan clan of Darod were the first to build a few settlements in modern day Kismayo and Harti and Sheikhaal clans followed suit. Between 1974 and 1975, a major drought referred to as the Abaartii Dabadheer ("The Lingering Drought") occurred in

81-593: The northern regions of Somalia. The Soviet Union , which at the time maintained strategic relations with the Siad Barre government, airlifted some 90,000 people from the devastated regions of Hobyo and Caynaba . New small settlements referred to as Danwadaagaha ("Collective Settlements") were then created in Jubbada Hoose (Lower Jubba) and Jubbada Dhexe (Middle Jubba) regions. The transplanted families were also introduced to farming and fishing techniques,

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