Eastern Ethiopia
Eastern Ethiopia is a predominantly Muslim part of the country. Administratively, it contains the region of Somali, home to much of Ethiopia's ethnically Somali population and in which a borderline war between the Ethiopian government and the Ogaden guerrilla movement has been on-going; the independent cities of Dire Dawa and Harar; the eastern parts of Oromia; and the southern parts of Afar.Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Dire Dawa and Harar.
Dire Dawa
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Dire Dawa is a city in eastern Ethiopia near the Oromia Region and Oromo border and one of two chartered cities in Ethiopia. Dire Dawa alongside present-day Sitti Zone were a part of the Dire Dawa autonomous region of the Somali Region stipulated in the 1987 Ethiopian Constitution until 1993 when it was split by the federal government into a separately administered chartered city.
Harar
Harar is an ancient city in eastern Ethiopia. Harar Jugol, the old walled city is a UNESCO World Heritage site. It is considered the fourth holiest city of Islam by Sunni Muslims, with 82 mosques, three of which date from the 10th century, and 102 shrines.
Jijiga
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Jijiga is the capital city of Somali Region, Ethiopia. It became the capital of the Somali Region in 1995 after it was moved from Gode. Located in the Fafan Zone with 75 km west of the border with Somaliland, the city has an elevation of 1,634 metres above sea level.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Awash National Park.
Awash National Park
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Awash National Park is in Ethiopia. The Lower Valley of the Awash, a site where some of the earliest human remains have been found, was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1980.
Eastern Ethiopia
- Type: region
- Description: eastern portion of Ethiopia
- Also known as: “Eastern Ethiopian”
- Location: Ethiopia, East Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude of center
7.4387° or 7° 26′ 19″ northLongitude of center
44.2969° or 44° 17′ 49″ eastWikidata ID
Q5330129
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to German—“Eastern Ethiopia” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “東衣索比亞”
- German: “Ostäthiopien”
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