Lower Shebelle

Lower Shebelle Shabeellaha Hoose شبيلي السفلى
Region
The Merca beachside.
Location in Southern Somalia.
Coordinates: 1°46′6″N 44°23′24″E / 1.76833°N 44.39000°E / 1.76833; 44.39000Coordinates: 1°46′6″N 44°23′24″E / 1.76833°N 44.39000°E / 1.76833; 44.39000
Country	Somalia
Capital	Merca
Government
• Governor	Ibrahim Adan Ali
Time zone	EAT (UTC+3)

Lower Shebelle (Somali: Shabeellaha Hoose, Arabic: شبيلي السفلى‎‎) is an administrative region (gobol) in southern Somalia.

It is bordered by the Somali regions of Banaadir, Middle Shebelle (Shabeellaha Dhexe), Hiran, Bay and Middle Juba (Jubbada Dhexe), and the Indian Ocean. Lower Shebelle is named after the Shebelle River, which passes through it.

Until 1984, when the regions were reassigned, it was part of the larger Benadir region and its capital was Mogadishu. However, the provincial capital is now Merca.

Lower Shebelle consists of the following districts:

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