Chinaksan
Cinaaksan (Oromo) Jinacsani (Somali) | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 9°30′N 42°42′E / 9.500°N 42.700°E | |
Country | Ethiopia |
Region | Oromia |
Zone | East Hararghe |
District | Chinaksen |
Elevation | 1,816 m (5,958 ft) |
Population (2007) | |
• Total | 12,261 |
Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Chinaksen (Oromo: Cinaaksan, lit. "near the hole") (Somali: Jinacsani) is a town located in Chinaksen woreda, East Hararghe Zone of the eastern Oromia Region, Ethiopia. This city has a latitude and longitude of 9°30′N 42°42′E / 9.500°N 42.700°E with an elevation of 1816 meters above sea level. Chinaksan is a historical settlement with stone walls built at the foot of an oval hill; on the hill are ruins of fortifications of Adalite origins during the Adal Sultanate period.[1][2]
The writer Nega Mezlekia, an Amhara from Jijiga who had joined the Western Somali Liberation Front, relates how he participated in an attack on a Derg military training camp in Chinaksen. No prisoners were taken in the attack; those who surrendered were shot dead.[3] Early in the Ogaden War, Chinaksen was captured by Somali units as they advanced on Dire Dawa; it was recaptured by Ethiopian units between 5 and 9 February 1978.[4]
In late January 2009, the Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation completed a 27 km (17 mi) electric power line from Jijiga to Chinhahsan, while constructing six power distributors in the town. This provided 24-hour electric service to Chinhahsan for the first time.[5]
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