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Shebelle River

Also known as Wabi Shebelle, Shabelle River

The Shebelle River, or Wabi Shebelle, rises in the Ethiopian Highlands and flows south-east into Somalia, where it ends in marshes near the coast without reaching the sea. Its upper valley bordered the medieval Muslim sultanates of the Ethiopian interior, among them Dawaro to the north and Bale to the south.

Shebelle River
Image: Atmis Somalia · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

Mentioned in 6 state histories

BarawaAjuran SultanateSultanate of DawaroSultanate of BaleSultanate of the GelediItalian Somaliland

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Shebelle River. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/shebelle-river
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