Page "Geography of Somalia" Paragraph 23

Other vegetation includes plants and grasses found in the swamps into which the Shabeelle River empties most of the year and in other large swamps in the course of the lower Jubba River.

Swamps of East African mangroves are found at points along the coast, particularly from Kismaayo to near the Kenyan border.

Uncontrolled exploitation appears to have caused some damage to forests in that area.

Other mangroves are located near Mogadishu and at a number of places along the northeastern and northern coasts.