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Waangaay is a district of Somali Region in Ethiopia. [1] [2]

Districts of Ethiopia third-level administrative divisions of Ethiopia, as called districts

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Somali Region Regional State in Ethiopia

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Ethiopia Country in East Africa

Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country in the northeastern part of Africa, known as the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, the de facto state of Somaliland and Somalia to the east, Kenya to the south, South Sudan to the west and Sudan to the northwest. With over 102 million inhabitants, Ethiopia is the most populous landlocked country in the world and the second-most populous nation on the African continent with a total area of 1,100,000 square kilometres (420,000 sq mi). Its capital and largest city is Addis Ababa, which lies a few miles west of the East African Rift that splits the country into the Nubian and Somali tectonic plates.

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References

  1. ↑ "The Somali Regional State of Ethiopia [Ogaden]". rasaasa news. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "War degdeg ah: Degmooyin, MM Iyo Gobolo Cusub Oo Lagu Ansixiyay kal-fadhiga 2, aad Golihiisa 5, aad". cakaaranews. Retrieved 7 June 2018.

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