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Jijiga (Somali:
Jigjiga, Amharic: ጅጅጋ, Jijiga) is the
capital city of
Somali Region, Ethiopia. It
became the
capital of the
Somali Region in 1995 after...
- The
Battle of
Jigjiga was
fought on
March 5, 1900
between the
Ethiopian Empire and the
Dervish movement. The Dervishes, led by
Sayyid Muḥammad ibn 'Abdallāh...
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between 1890 and 1899,
those residing in the
plains around the
settlement of
Jigjiga were in
particular targeted. The
escalating frequency and
violence of the...
- Ethiopia.
Jigjiga University was
established in 2005 with 714 students,
expanding to take in c. 1,500
students in 2008, and c. 2,800 in 2009. The
Jigjiga University...
- 1996.
Another was in
March of that year, when they
raided areas in the
Jigjiga Zone
controlled by the
Abskuul clan,
apparently in
collaboration with disaffected...
- Isaaq,
along with
Darood subclans pushed westwards into the
plains of
Jigjiga and further,
beyond where they pla**** a
important role in the Adal Sultanate's...
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Abdullah Tahir was a Yemeni-Ethiopian
governor of
Jigjiga in
Ethiopia at the end of the
nineteenth century.
Abdullah was of
Yemeni descent and
spent his...
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Fafan (Somali: Faafan) is a zone in
Somali Region of Ethiopia. It was
previously known as the
Jijiga zone, so
named after its
largest city, Jijiga. Other...
- Absame, Kumade, Kablalah,
Darod line. The
Abaskuul mainly reside between Jigjiga and
Degahbur in the
Somali Region in Ethiopia, but also have settlements...
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Heben Nigatu Nigatu at XOXO in 2016 Born
Jigjiga,
Ethiopia Alma mater
Columbia University Occupations Writer podcaster comedian Known for
Another Round...
