Jilib

Jilib (other names: Gilib, Gelib, Jillib, Jillio; Arabic: جلب‎) is a town in Somalia.[1] It is 112 km south to Kismaayo.[2] Jilib is mainly inhabited by Sheekhaal clan including Jareer weyne and Abgaal.[3][4]

Jilib

Jilib Gosha
Town
Nickname(s): 
Jilib Gosha
Jilib
Location in Somalia
Coordinates: 0°30′N 42°46′E
Country Somalia
RegionJubbada Dhexe
DistrictJilib
Population
 (2008)
 • Total125,000 est.
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

History

During the Middle Ages, Jilib and its surrounding area was part of the Ajuran Empire that governed much of southern Somalia and eastern Ethiopia, with its domain extending from Hobyo in the north, to Qelafo in the west, to Kismayo in the south.[5]

In the early modern period, Jilib was ruled by the Geledi Sultanate. The kingdom was eventually incorporated into Italian Somaliland protectorate in 1910 after the death of the last Sultan Osman Ahmed.[6] After independence in 1960, the city was made the center of the official Jilib District.

The Islamic Courts Union was defeated there in the Battle of Jilib December 2006 January 2007. The ICU recaptured the town on May 17, 2008.[7] The city is presently under the control of Al-Shabaab.

An air raid by United States Africa Command killed at least five civilians and one member of al Shabaab Mujahid near Jilib on February 2, 2020.[8]

Demographics

Jilib District has a clear majority of Sacdi Looboge branch of Sheekhaal clan. Members of the Shanta Shambaro (Somali Bantu), Absame (Darod), Habr Gedir, Hawadle, Ajuran, Garre, Tunni, Jide (Digil/Rahanweyn), and Biyamal and Warday (Dir) sub-clans from a visible minority.

References
  1. "Jilib". World Gazetteer. world-gazetteer.com. Archived from the original on 2007-04-29. Retrieved 2007-01-02.
  2. "Distance from Jilib, Somalia to Chisimayu, Somalia". www.distance-cities.com. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
  3. "J/LAND-"Kisima"-Warbixin Kooban Oo Ku-Saabsan Tirada Xildhibaan Ee Beesha "HARTI"!!!… | Allkisima.com".
  4. "Somalia: Floods Force Residents to Flee Villages Near Jilib District". allafrica.com. 12 November 2015.
  5. Lee V. Cassanelli, The shaping of Somali society: reconstructing the history of a pastoral people, 1600-1900, (University of Pennsylvania Press: 1982), p.102.
  6. Cassanelli, Lee Vincent (1973). The Benaadir Past: Essays in Southern Somali History. University Microfilms International. p. 149.
  7. "Rights leader: Islamist fighters seize Somali town". The Seattle Times. May 17, 2008. Archived from the original on June 10, 2008.
  8. Kheel, Rebecca (28 July 2020). "US military acknowledges civilian death from Somalia strike". TheHill. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
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