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Middle Juba Region (Jubbada Dhexe Gobol), Jubaland Autonomous Region, Somaliai
Regional Level Types
Middle Juba Region (Jubbada Dhexe Gobol)Region
Jubaland Autonomous RegionAutonomous Region
SomaliaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Jilib43,694 (2012)
Saacow7,893 (2012)
Dujuuma2,432 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
126630
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:126630:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Jubbada Dhexe, Somalie
German:
Mittel-Jubba, Somalia
Italian:
Medio Giuba, Somalia
Russian:
Средняя Джубба, Сомали
Simplified Chinese:
中朱巴州, 索马里
Spanish:
Jubbada Dhexe, Somalia
Arabic:
جوبا الوسطى, الصومال
Basque:
Jubbada Dhexe
Bengali:
মধ্য যুবা
Bulgarian:
Юбада Дексе, Сомалия
Catalan:
Jubbada Dhexe, Somàlia
Cebuano:
Gobolka Jubbada Dhexe
Classical Chinese:
中朱巴州
Danish:
Jubbada Dhexe, Somalia
Dutch:
Midden-Juba, Somalië
Esperanto:
Jubbada Dhexe
Finnish:
Keski-Juba, Somalia
Georgian:
შუა ჯუბის რეგიონი
Greek:
Μίντλ Τζούμπα, Σομαλία
Gujarati:
મિડલ જુબા
Hebrew:
ג'ובה המרכזית, סומליה
Hindi:
मध्य जूबा, सोमालिया
Hungarian:
Jubbada Dhexe, Szomália
Indonesian:
Middle Juba, Somalia
Japanese:
中部ジュバ州, ソマリア
Javanese:
Jubbada Dhexe
Kannada:
ಮಧ್ಯ ಜುಬಾ
Korean:
주바다데헤 주, 소말리아
Latvian:
Vidusdžūba, Somālija
Lithuanian:
Vidurinioji Džuba, Somalis
Malay:
Middle Juba
Marathi:
मिडल युबा
Norwegian:
Jubbada Dhexe, Somalia
Polish:
Dżuba Środkowa, Somalia
Portuguese:
Jubbada Dhexe, Somália
Sinhalese:
මද්‍යම ජුබා
Somali:
Jubbada Dhexe
Swedish:
Jubbada Dhexe, Somalia
Tamil:
மிடில் ஜூபா
Telugu:
మిడిల్ జూబా
Thai:
จูบากลาง, โซมาเลีย
Traditional Chinese:
中朱巴
Turkish:
Orta Cuba, Somali
Ukrainian:
Середня Джуба, Сомалі
Urdu:
وسطی جوبا
Vietnamese:
Middle Juba, Somalia


Middle Juba (Somali: Jubbada Dhexe, Arabic: جوبا الأوسط‎, Italian: Medio Giuba) is an administrative region (gobol) in southern Somalia. With its capital at Bu'aale, it is located in the autonomous Jubaland region.

Middle Juba is bordered by the Somali regions of Gedo, Bay, Lower Shebelle (Shabellaha Hoose), Lower Juba (Jubbada Hoose), and the Indian Ocean. The region is named after the Jubba River that runs through it.

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Fossils

There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences20
Youngest Fossil Listed152 Ma (Late Jurassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed165 Ma (Middle Jurassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Daua Limestone1155.7 - 150.8 Ma (Jurassic)
Juba Limestone12161.2 - 155.7 Ma (Jurassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Procerithium
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Procerithiidae : Procerithium163.5 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Parallelodon
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Parallelodontidae : Parallelodon163.5 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Astarte
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Astartidae : Astarte163.5 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Myoconcha
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Kalenteridae : Myoconcha161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Nuculana acuta
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Nuculanidae : Nuculana : Nuculana acuta163.5 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Tubithyris jubaensis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Lobothyrididae : Tubithyris : Tubithyris jubaensis161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Nanogyra (Nanogyra) nana
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Nanogyra : Nanogyra (Nanogyra) nana161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Thracia viceliacensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Thraciidae : Thracia : Thracia viceliacensis161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Camptonectes virdunensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Camptonectes : Camptonectes virdunensis163.5 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Mactromya rugosa
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Mactromyidae : Mactromya : Mactromya rugosa161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Belemnites (Belemnopsis) tanganensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Belemnitidae : Belemnites : Belemnites (Belemnopsis) tanganensis163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Exogyra wetzleri
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Exogyra : Exogyra wetzleri161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Lima (Mantellum) duplicata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Limidae : Lima : Lima (Mantellum) duplicata163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Mytilus (Pharomytilus) glendayi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Mytilus : Mytilus (Pharomytilus) glendayi161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Ceratomya obtusa
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myida : Ceratomyidae : Ceratomya : Ceratomya obtusa161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Ceromyopsis helvetica
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Megalodontida : Ceratomyopsidae : Ceratomyopsis : Ceromyopsis helvetica161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Pholadomya percarinata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadomyidae : Pholadomya : Pholadomya percarinata161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Cardium bottegoi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Cardium : Cardium bottegoi161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Goniothyris glendayi
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Terebratulidae : Goniothyris : Goniothyris glendayi164.7 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Aulacothyris jubaensis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Zeilleriidae : Aulacothyris : Aulacothyris jubaensis161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 3 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Juba
Wikidata ID:Q1046324
GeoNames ID:56084


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