Eastern Ethiopia

Eastern Ethiopia is a predominantly Muslim part of the country. Administratively, is contains the region of Somali, home to much of the Ethiopia's ethnically Somali population, in which a borderline war between the Ethiopian government and the Ogaden guerrilla movement has been been going on in recent years; the independent cities of Dire Dawa and Harar; the eastern parts of Oromia; and the southern parts of Afar.

Historically, this region comprises of Hararghe (named after the city of Harar) and the Ogaden.

Cities
  • 🌍 Awash - gateway to Awash National Park
  • 🌍 Dire Dawa - the second-largest city in the country
  • 🌍 Harar - ancient walled city near Dire Dawa, and the 4th-holiest to Sunni Muslims
  • 🌍 Jijiga - capital of the Somali region
  • 🌍 Kersa

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The conflict in Somali is one of the most under-publicized humanitarian disasters in the modern day, and travellers should keep their distance from the Ogaden Desert.

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