Shinile

Shinile
Town
Shinile is located in Ethiopia
Shinile
Shinile
Location within Ethiopia
Coordinates: 9°40′N 41°50′E / 9.667°N 41.833°E / 9.667; 41.833
Country Ethiopia
RegionSomali
ZoneSitti Zone
DistrictShinile
Government
 • TypeChartered City
Elevation
10,000 m (32,808.4 ft)
Population
 (2024)
 • Total
110.000
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Shinile (Somali: Shiniile) is a town in eastern Ethiopia. Located in the Sitti Zone of the Somali Region, it is 9km northeast of Dire Dawa, the first station of the Ethio-Djibouti Railways east of Dire Dawa is at Shinile.[1]

  1. ^ "Local History in Ethiopia" Archived 2011-05-28 at the Wayback Machine (pdf) The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 19 December 2007)