Dadaab

Dadaab is a semi-arid town in , . It is the site of a UNHCR base hosting 417,767 registered refugees and asylum seekers as of 31 May 2026, in four camps, making it one of the largest in the world behind .
Wikipedia
Photo: Oxfam East Africa, CC BY 2.0.

Dadaab

Latitude
0.05256° or 0° 3′ 9″ north
Longitude
40.30764° or 40° 18′ 28″ east
Population
11,500
Elevation
125 metres (410 feet)
Open location code
6HG23835+23
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6346973297
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
199209
Wiki­data ID
Q1007680
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Dadaab from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Arabic to Zulu—“Dadaab” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “داداب”
  • Arabic: “دداب”
  • Asturian: “Dadaab”
  • Basque: “Dadaab”
  • Bengali: “ডাডাব”
  • Bulgarian: “Дадаб”
  • Catalan: “Dadaab”
  • Cebuano: “Dadaab”
  • Chinese: “达达布”
  • Chinese: “达达阿布”
  • Chinese: “達達阿布”
  • Czech: “Dadaab”
  • Danish: “Dadaab”
  • Dutch: “Dadaab”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “داداب”
  • Finnish: “Dadaab”
  • French: “Dadaab”
  • Galician: “Dadaab”
  • Georgian: “დადააბი”
  • German: “Dadaab”
  • Greek: “Νταμπαάμπ”
  • Greek: “Νταντάαμπ”
  • Gujarati: “દાદાબ”
  • Hindi: “ददाब”
  • Indonesian: “Dadaab”
  • Irish: “Dadaab”
  • Italian: “Dadaab”
  • Japanese: “ダダーブ”
  • Kannada: “ದಾದಾಬ್”
  • Kikuyu: “Dadaab”
  • Korean: “다답”
  • Latvian: “Dadaab”
  • Latvian: “Dadāba”
  • Lithuanian: “Dadabas”
  • Malay: “Dadaab”
  • Marathi: “दादाब”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Dadaab”
  • Persian: “داداب”
  • Persian: “دداب”
  • Polish: “Dadaab”
  • Portuguese: “Dadaab”
  • Portuguese: “Dadaabe”
  • Romanian: “Dadaab”
  • Russian: “Дадаэб”
  • Sinhala: “ඩඩාබ්”
  • South Azerbaijani: “داداب”
  • Spanish: “Dadaab”
  • Swahili: “Dadaab”
  • Swedish: “Dadaab”
  • Tamil: “டாடாபி”
  • Telugu: “దదాబ్”
  • Thai: “ดาลาส”
  • Turkish: “Dadaab”
  • Ukrainian: “Дадааб”
  • Urdu: “دادااب”
  • Urdu: “داداب”
  • Urdu: “دداب”
  • Vietnamese: “Dadaab”
  • Zulu: “Dadaab”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Dadaab”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Dadaab and Ifo Refugee Camp.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Dadaab Post Office and Hagadera Airport.

Kenya: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Nairobi, Mombasa, Mount Kenya, and Lake Turkana.

Curious Places to Discover

Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.