Degehabur
Dhagaxbuur (Somali) | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Degehabur Location within Ethiopia | |
| Coordinates: 8°13′N 43°34′E / 8.217°N 43.567°E | |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Region | Somali galbeed |
| Zone | Degehabur |
| Elevation | 1,044 m (3,425 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 500,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Degehabur (Somali: Dhagaxbuur) is a town in the region of Somali galbeed in Ethiopia. It is located in the Jarar Zone of Somali galbeed. Degehabur sits at 1044 meters above sea level. The town is the administrative center of Degehabur woreda.
The Degehabur consists of 11 districts and the oldest one is the Aware district, others are Yo’ale, Gashamo, Gunagado, Dig, Bir, Ilbur etc.
Local landmarks include the white mosque of Degehabur, which Anthony Mockler described as "the most important in the Somali Region."[1] The NGO Doctors without Borders operates a clinic in Degehabur.[2] The upgrade of the 165-kilometer road between Degahabur and the Regional capital, Jijiga, to an all-weather asphalt road, was announced to be almost complete on 31 October 2007, with the remaining 40 kilometers awaiting completion.[3] Construction of a 106-kilometer asphalt road between Degehabur and the town of Shekoosh was underway by March 2009. Local inhabitants constitute half of the 1,100 workers employed by the project.[4]
- ^ Anthony Mockler, Haile Selassie's War (New York: Olive Branch, 2003), p. 70
- ^ "Field News: Somali Region, Ethiopia: Thousands of IDPs in Search of Food and Water" Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine, MSF website (accessed 24 February 2009)
- ^ "Jijjiga-Degehabur asphalt road enables to strengthen development" Archived 2007-11-01 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 29 April 2009)
- ^ "Stakeholders voice continued support to ongoing Degehabour- Shikosh road project"[permanent dead link], Ethiopian News Agency website (accessed 14 April 2009)