Middle Shebelle
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Middle Shebelle Shabeellaha Dhexe |
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| Region | |
 Location in Southern Somalia. |
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| Coordinates: 6°6′47″N 47°59′17″E / 6.11306°N 47.98806°ECoordinates: 6°6′47″N 47°59′17″E / 6.11306°N 47.98806°E | |
| Country |
 Somalia
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| Capital | Jowhar |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Ali Hussein Abdullah |
| Time zone | EAT (UTC+3) |
Middle Shebelle (Somali: Shabeellaha Dhexe,
pronunciation Arabic: شبيلي الوسطى) is an administrative region (gobol) in southern Somalia.
It is bordered by the Somali regions of Galguduud, Hiran, Lower Shebelle (Shabellaha Hoose), and Banaadir, as well as the Indian Ocean.
As part of the former Benadir region, Middle Shabelle's capital was Mogadishu up until the mid-1980s, when the town of Jowhar became the capital. It is named after the Shebelle River that passes through this region.
Middle Shebelle is principally inhabited by various sub-clans of the Somali Mudulood clan; most notably the Abgaal. Other Mudulood subclans that reside in the region include the Udeejeen, Moobleen and Hiilebi, who live alongside the Galje'l and Hawadle. There are also members of the non-Somali ethnic minority Bantu group (Kaboole).
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