The Shebelle River also known historically as the Nile of Mogadishu, begins in the highlands of Ethiopia and then flows southeast into Somalia towards Mogadishu. Near Mogadishu, it turns sharply south
Shebelle River in Hirshabelle State
Satellite pictures showing the Shebelle valley in southern Somalia and Ethiopia before and during floods in 2005
Astronaut photograph showing irrigation along the river
Hobyo is an ancient port city in Galmudug state in the north-central Mudug region of Somalia.
Hobyo Sultanate cavalry and fort, 1924