El Wak

El Wak, also Elwak, is a town in , on the international border with . The name El Wak translates into "the well of God". There are about 50 wells spread across the town, each approximately 60 feet deep with interconnected underground passages.
Wikipedia
  • Town with 60,700 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 384 metres (1,260 feet)
  • Description: place in Kenya
  • Also known as
    “Eil Wak”
    “El Wak, Kenya”

El Wak

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Latitude
2.8076° or 2° 48′ 28″ north
Longitude
40.9288° or 40° 55′ 44″ east
Open location code
6HJ2RW5H+3G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 45004341
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
198547
Wiki­data ID
Q5352348

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swahili—“El Wak” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “عيل واق”
  • Dutch: “El Wak”
  • Finnish: “El Wak (Kenia)”
  • Finnish: “El Wak”
  • German: “El Wak”
  • Japanese: “エルワク”
  • Polish: “Elwak”
  • Spanish: “El Wak”
  • Swahili: “El Wak, Kenya”
  • Swahili: “El Wak”

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