El Afweyn

El Afweyn is a town in the region of . El Afweyn is a major historical town in western region and sits at the major road connecting the cities of and .
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  • Type: Town with 12,200 residents
  • Description: town in El Afweyn District, Somaliland
  • Also known as: “‘Ēlafwēyn”, “Ceel Afweyn عيل أفوين”, “Ceelafweeyn”, “El Afwein”, “El Afweina”, “El Afweyne”, and “Эль-Афвейн”

El Afweyn

Latitude
9.92802° or 9° 55′ 41″ north
Longitude
47.21531° or 47° 12′ 55″ east
Population
12,200
Elevation
1,077 metres (3,533 feet)
Open location code
6HX9W6H8+64
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1404234111
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
62848
Wiki­data ID
Q5350699
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Zulu—“El Afweyn” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “عَيل أفوين”
  • Chinese: “埃拉夫文”
  • Dutch: “Ceel Afweyn”
  • French: “El Afweyn”
  • Hebrew: “אל אפווין”
  • Japanese: “エル・アフウェイン”
  • Polish: “Ceel Afweyn”
  • Romanian: “CeelAfweyn”
  • Russian: “Эль-Афуэйн”
  • Somali: “Ceel Afweyn”
  • Somali: “Ceelafweyn”
  • Sranan Tongo: “Ceel Afweyn”
  • Urdu: “الافوین”
  • Zulu: “El Afweyn”

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Highlights: Ceel Afweyn and Afweyn Well.

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