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Wajir

Wajir () is the capital of Wajir County in Kenya. It is situated in the former North Eastern Province.

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Place details

Locality: Wajir
Region: Wajir
Country: Kenya
Population: 90,116
Timezone: Africa/Nairobi

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Wajir
Settlement.native_name: Wajeer
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Wajir from air.JPG
Settlement.image_seal: Degodia Flag 1.png
Settlement.pushpin_map: Kenya#Horn of Africa#Africa
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location within Kenya##Location within the Horn of Africa##Location within Africa
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: County
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Wajir County
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.population_as_of: 2019

Wikidata facts

Instance of: city
Country: Kenya
Located in: Wajir County
Population: +90116
Elevation: +1200
Capital of: Wajir County
Image: Wajir from air.JPG

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Wajir () is the capital of Wajir County in Kenya. It is situated in the former North Eastern Province.

==History== A cluster of cairns near Wajir are generally ascribed by the local inhabitants to the Maadiinle, a semi-legendary people of high stature, who are associated with the Somali. A. T. Curle (1933) reported the excavation of two of these large tumuli, finding traces of skeletal remains which crumbled at his touch, as well as earthenware shards and a copper ring.