Janale

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| subdivision_name2 = {{flagicon image|ShabaabFlag.svg}} Al-Shabaab

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Janale ({{langx|so|Janaale}}, {{langx|ar|جانالة}}, {{langx|it|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.{{cite news|title=Aden A. Osman, 99; first president of independent Somalia|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-jun-10-me-passings10.2-story.html|access-date=9 October 2013|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=10 June 2007}}

Currently, al-Shabaab controls the town with established illegal checkpoints.{{Cite web |date=2024-11-16 |title=Somalia: Al-Shabaab publicly executes suspected 'spies' |url=https://www.garoweonline.com/en/news/somalia/somalia-al-shabaab-publicly-executes-suspected-spies |access-date=2025-04-29 |website=Garowe Online |language=en}} They've been in control since early 2024.{{Cite web |date=2024-02-15 |title=Somali army kills seven al-Shabab leaders in Lower Shabelle region |url=https://www.hiiraan.com/news4/2024/Feb/195043/somali_army_kills_seven_al_shabab_leaders_in_lower_shabelle_region.aspx |access-date=2025-04-29 |website=Hiiraan Online |language=en-US}}