El Wak District

El Wak District is a district in the southwestern region of . Its capital is El Wak. The district has suffered from Marehan-Garre tensions over political control, driven by competition over El Wak town.
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  • Type: district of Somalia
  • Description: district in Gedo, Somalia
  • Also known as: Ceel Waaq”, “Ceelwaaq”, and “El Wak

El Wak District

Latitude
2.656° or 2° 39′ 22″ north
Longitude
41.411° or 41° 24′ 40″ east
Elevation
344 metres (1,129 feet)
Open location code
6HJ3MC46+CC
Geo­Names ID
8261487
Wiki­data ID
Q5352349
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Zulu—“El Wak District” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: مقاطعة عيل واق
  • Cebuano: El Wak District
  • Chinese: 埃勒瓦格区
  • Dutch: El Wak District
  • Persian: شهرستان ال واک
  • Urdu: الواک ضلع
  • Zulu: El Wak District

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