Kismayo (Somali: Kismaayo) is a city in the Jubbada Hoose region of Somalia. It is near the mouth of the Jubba River, and is famous for its scenic surroundings.
The city was founded by an offshoot of the Bantu ethnic group called Bajuni. Ethnic Somali clans are most recent arrivals to the area. The city, along with region, was part of the British colony of East Africa from 1889 to 1925, when it was ceded to Italy. In 1926, it was incorporated into Italian Somaliland.
Kismaayo was largely built by Ibraahim Unlaaye, the wealthiest man in Somalia prior to the civil war. Following the war, Kismaayo has been a city in constant turmoil, fought over by warring clans vying for control of the area.
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