Jijiga
Sign in to saveJijiga (, , 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 75 km (37 mi) west of the border with Somaliland, the city has an elevation of 1,634 metres above sea level. Jigjiga is traditionally the seat of the Bartire Garad Wiil-Waal of the Jidwaaq Absame. The International airport is named after him.
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Place details
- Locality
- ጂጂጋ Jigjiga
- Region
- ሶማሌ ክልል Somali صومالى
- Country
- ኢትዮጵያ
- Population
- 483,000
- Timezone
- Africa/Addis_Ababa
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Jijiga
- Settlement.native_name
- Jigjiga ጅጅጋ جيجيجا
- Settlement.other_name
- Laaca
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Capital city
- Settlement.image_caption
- From left: Dusk view of Jijiga; Outskirt of Jijiga; Metropolis of Jijiga; Jigjiga's camel transportation; Sayyid Mohammed Statue
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- Ethiopia#Horn of Africa#Africa
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location within Ethiopia##Location within the Horn of Africa##Location within Africa
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Zone
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Somali
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- district of Ethiopia
- Country
- Ethiopia
- Located in
- Fafan Zone
- Population
- +125876
- Area
- +223
- Elevation
- +1646
- Capital of
- Fafan Zone
- Image
- Jijiga.jpg
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- British
- Handover
- Demographics
- Climate
- Ecology
- Sites
- Notable people
- Notes
- Bibliography
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Jijiga (, , 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 75 km (37 mi) west of the border with Somaliland, the city has an elevation of 1,634 metres above sea level. Jigjiga is traditionally the seat of the Bartire Garad Wiil-Waal of the Jidwaaq Absame. The International airport is named after him.
== Etymology == The name Jigjiga is said to come from the onomatopoeic word jig-jig, representing the rumbling sounds made by an earthquake, or the noise from water wells on the outskirts of the city. Jigjiga is an example of many onomatopoeic words in Somali.