Goob Weyn

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Goob Weyn Goobweyn
Village
Village circa 2021
Goob Weyn Location in Somalia.
Coordinates: 00°14′58″N 42°36′08″E / 0.24944°N 42.60222°E / 0.24944; 42.60222
Country	Somalia
Region	Lower Juba
District	Kismayo District
Area
• Land	1 km2 (0.4 sq mi)
Elevation	3 m (10 ft)
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)

Goob Weyn (Somali: Goobweyn) is a village in the southern Lower Juba region of Somalia, where Juba river meets the indian ocean.majority shiikhaal

Goobweyn is situated on the banks of the Jubba River, and is only 3 meters above sea level. The village is primarily settled by the siilmadow clan and is situated next to Kismayo National Park, and only 15 kilometers outside of Kismayo.

A primarily agricultural based town on the Jubba Basin, residents of Goobweyn primarily depend on agricultural exports to the nearby city of Kismayo, like tomatoes, onions, and coconuts.^[1]

In 1974, the area saw an influx of refugees following The Lingering Drought (Somali: Abaartii Dabadheer) in northern Somalia and the Somali region of Ethiopia.The refugees were introduced to ways of fishing and farming compared to the pastoralist livestock herding way of life.

• Goob Weyn, Somalia