Fafan Zone

Fafan Zone is a zone in of . It was previously known as the Jijiga zone, so named after its largest city, . Other towns and cities in this zone include Awbare, , , Babile, , Harshin, Goljano, Tuli Gulled and .
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  • Type: zone of Ethiopia with 968,000 residents
  • Description: zone in Somali, Ethiopia
  • Also known as: Faafan
  • Historically known as: Jijiga Zone

Fafan Zone

Latitude
9.25° or 9° 15′ north
Longitude
43° east
Population
968,000
Elevation
1,681 metres (5,515 feet)
Open location code
6HX57222+22
Geo­Names ID
10400171
Wiki­data ID
Q1688972
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Zulu—“Fafan Zone” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Fafan zona
  • Basque: Jijiga zona
  • Catalan: Zona Fafan
  • Cebuano: Fafan (dapit)
  • Cebuano: Fafan
  • Chinese: 法法恩地區
  • French: Fafan
  • French: zone Fafan
  • French: zone Jijiga
  • German: Fafan-Zone
  • German: Jijiga-Zone
  • Hausa: Fafan Zone
  • Italian: Fafan
  • Japanese: ジジガ県
  • Persian: شهرستان فافان
  • Russian: Джиджига
  • Slovenian: Cona Fafan
  • Slovenian: Gobolka Faafan
  • Spanish: Zona Fafan
  • Spanish: Zona Jijiga
  • Swedish: Fafan (zon)
  • Swedish: Fafan
  • Zulu: Fafan Zone

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