Abudwak

Abudwak is a town located in central . It serves as the administrative seat of located in the northern Galgaduud province. Known for its remote location near the Somali-Ethiopia border, the town has a long history of pastoralism.
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  • Type: City with 164,000 residents
  • Description: human settlement
  • Also known as: “Abduuch”, “Abduuk”, “Abduwak”, “Abud Wak”, “Abudwaaq”, “Abudwaq”, “Cabudwaaq”, and “Cabuud Waaq”

Abudwak

Latitude
6.2462° or 6° 14′ 46″ north
Longitude
46.2252° or 46° 13′ 31″ east
Population
164,000
Elevation
336 metres (1,102 feet)
Open location code
6HR866WG+F3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 10142960942
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
63400
Wiki­data ID
Q335731
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Zulu—“Abudwak” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “عابدواق”
  • Chinese: “阿布德瓦克”
  • Dutch: “Abudwak”
  • French: “Abudwak”
  • German: “Abudwak”
  • German: “Caabudwaaq”
  • Hungarian: “Abudwak”
  • Irish: “Abudwak”
  • Italian: “Abuduaq”
  • Italian: “Abudwak”
  • Japanese: “アブドゥワク”
  • Persian: “ابودواک”
  • Romanian: “Caabudwaaq”
  • Russian: “Абудвак”
  • Somali: “Caabudwaaq”
  • Spanish: “Abudwak”
  • Spanish: “Caabudwaaq”
  • Urdu: “ابودواک”
  • Zulu: “Abudwak”

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