The Jubba Valley () is a

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. It follows the line of the Jubba River north from the

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to the

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border. The valley then splits, one branch following the

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west along the Ethiopia-

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frontier, then north into Ethiopia, and the other branch follows the Ganale Dorya River north into Ethiopia. Along with the Shebelle Valley, and the nearby Chamo and Abaya lakes, the Jubba Valley is considered an Endemic Bird Area by

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. The Somali section of Jubba Valley is known as

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Jubba and Shabeelle valleys
Jubba River Valleys of Ethiopia Valleys of Somalia Valleys of Kenya {{Kenya-geo-stub

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