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 .
Wikipedia
  • Zone of Ethiopia with 968,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 1,681 metres (5,515 feet)
  • …is also known as “Faafan”
  • …was formerly known as “Jijiga Zone”
  • Description: zone in Somali, Ethiopia

Fafan Zone

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Latitude
9.25° or 9° 15′ north
Longitude
43° east
Open location code
6HX57222+22
Geo­Names ID
10400171
Wiki­data ID
Q1688972

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Zulu—“Fafan Zone” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “منطقة فافان”
  • 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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