Loyada

Loyada (, ) is a small town in Somaliland. Located in the Awdal Region, it is the only official border crossing from Djibouti into Somaliland. It is situated on the west coast of Gulf of Aden, from Salac capital, Selel

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Place details

Locality: Loyada لويعدا
Region: Arta عرتا
Country: Djibouti جيبوتي
Population: 1,646
Timezone: Africa/Djibouti

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Loyada
Settlement.native_name: Lowyacaddeلويعدا
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Loyada border crossing.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 300
Settlement.image_caption: View of the border crossing in 1982
Settlement.pushpin_map: Somaliland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Somaliland
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name: 25px Somaliland
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Selel
Settlement.population_as_of: 2019
Settlement.population_total: 1,367
Settlement.elevation_m: 10

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: border city
Country: Djibouti
Located in: Arta Region
Elevation: 10
Image: Arta Region Map.png

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Commons category: Loyada

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Contents

Etymology
History and politics
Climate
Demographics
References
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==Etymology== The name of the town derives from Afar Lē-ʿádu or Lē-ʿadó, which means "white watering-place" and in Somali became Loowyaʿádde, "with white calves", by cacography. The French colonial authorities wrote it "Loyada"; the standard Somali spelling is "Lawya caddo".

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