Janale

Janale
Genale
Town
Janale
Location in Somalia.
Coordinates: 1°48′N 44°42′E / 1.800°N 44.700°E / 1.800; 44.700
Country Somalia
RegionLower Shebelle
Control Al-Shabaab
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Janale (Somali: Janaale, Arabic: جانالة, Italian: Genale) is agricultural town in the southeastern Lower Shebelle (Shabeellaha Hoose) region of Somalia.

The late Aden Abdullah Osman Daar (Adan Cadde), Somalia's first president, had a farm in the town.

Currently, al-Shabaab controls the town with established illegal checkpoints. They've been in control since early 2024.