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El Wak | |
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| Country |  Somalia |
| Regional State |  Jubaland |
| Region | Gedo |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
El Wak (Somali : Ceelwaaq) is a border city on the Somalia-Kenya border. 9 km away from El Wak, Kenya and 4 km from Somali-Kenyan border. The Somali portion is located in the southwestern Gedo region of Jubaland state, where it is the seat of one of the region's seven districts.
The place name "Ceelwaaq" literally translates as "God's well". In the Afro-Asiatic Somali language, the word Ceel means "well" and the word Waaq comes from Waaq, an archaic Somali term for God. [1]
El Wak is situated in the El Wak District. It is bordered by the Bardera and Garbaharey districts on the east, and the Somali-inhabited North Eastern Province to the west.
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This page was edited by Abdikadar Dini. Born and raised in Elwak Somalia and currently living in USA.