Ferfer
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| Coordinates: 05°05′N 45°05′E / 5.083°N 45.083°E | |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Region | Somali Region |
| District (woreda) | Ferfer |
| Elevation | 177 m (581 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 133,521 (est) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Ferfer is a town in the Ethiopian Somali Regional State, on the border with the Somali Hiran region (Beledweyne District).[1] The town straddles the disputed 1950s-era Provisional Administrative Line (as depicted on virtually all worldwide maps, atlases, and geographic websites) that separates the Ogaden region of Ethiopia from Somalia, and has a latitude and longitude of 05°05′N 45°08′E / 5.083°N 45.133°E with an elevation of 230 meters above sea level.
During the first three months of 1964, heavy fighting took place between Ethiopia and Somalia at several border points in the Ogaden, one of which was Ferfer.[2] Ferfer was among the locations within Ethiopia that were still under Somali control after Somalia's defeat in the Ogaden War of 1977/78.[3]
The Ethiopian army maintains an important base in Ferfer.[4] In June 2008, the border town was briefly seized by the Somali al-Shabaab.[5]
- ^ [1] Administrative map of Beledweyne District
- ^ "Local History in Ethiopia" Archived 2011-05-28 at the Wayback Machine (pdf) The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 23 January 2008)
- ^ Gebru Tareke, "The Ethiopia-Somalia War of 1977 Revisited," International Journal of African Historical Studies' Hawadle clan is a Majority clan in Both sides Somalia and Ethiopia ', 2000 (33), p. 660
- ^ Ethiopian troops occupy strategic crossroad in central Somalia Archived 2010-12-09 at the Wayback Machine. Garowe Online, February 1, 2009 (accessed March 7, 2010)
- ^ Alisha Ryu: Peace Accord Brings More Violence to Somalia. VOA News, June 13, 2008 (accessed November 20, 2008)