Jijiga

Jijiga
Jigjiga (Somali)
Jijjiga (Oromo)
جيجيجا (Arabic)
Laaca
Capital city
From left: Dusk view of Jijiga; Outskirt of Jijiga; Metropolis of Jijiga; Jigjiga's camel transportation; Sayyid Mohammed Statue
Jijiga is located in Ethiopia
Jijiga
Jijiga
Location within Ethiopia
Jijiga is located in Horn of Africa
Jijiga
Jijiga
Location within the Horn of Africa
Jijiga is located in Africa
Jijiga
Jijiga
Location within Africa
Coordinates: 9°21′N 42°48′E / 9.350°N 42.800°E / 9.350; 42.800
Country Ethiopia
Region Somali
ZoneFafan
Government
 • MayorAbdiHakiim HadiS Dahir
Elevation
1,634 m (5,361 ft)
Population
 (2007)[1]
 • Total203,588
 • Estimate 
(2021)
483,000
 • Density1,456/km2 (3,770/sq mi)
 estimated
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Jijiga (Somali: Jigjiga, Amharic: ጅጅጋ, Jijiga) is the capital city of Somali Region, Ethiopia. It became the capital of the Somali Region in 1995 after it was moved from Gode. Located in the Fafan Zone with 70 km (37 mi) west of the border with Somalia, the city has an elevation of 1,634 metres above sea level.[2] Jigjiga is traditionally the seat of the Bartire Garad Wiil-Waal of the Jidwaaq Absame.[3][4][5][6] The International airport is named after him.

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  4. ^ Abdullahi, Abdi M. (2007). "The Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF): The Dilemma of Its Struggle in Ethiopia". Review of African Political Economy. 34 (113): 556–562. ISSN 0305-6244. JSTOR 20406430.
  5. ^ Samatar, Said S. (1979). "Maxamad Cabdille Xasan of Somalia: The Search for the Real Mullah". Northeast African Studies. 1 (1): 60–76. ISSN 0740-9133. JSTOR 43660350.
  6. ^ Thompson, Daniel K.; Mohamoud, Kader; Mahamed, Jemal Yusuf (2021-09-20). "Geopolitical boundaries and urban borderlands in an Ethiopian frontier city". Urban Geography. 44 (2): 301–325. doi:10.1080/02723638.2021.1979285. ISSN 0272-3638. S2CID 240579618.