Historical region comprising the present Somali Region, Ethiopia
This article is about the geographical area. For the Somali clan, see Ogaden (clan).
Place
Ogaden
Ogaadeen ውጋዴ/ውጋዴን
Map of the Ogaden region with Somali-inhabited land shaded in red
Region (non-administrative)
Ogaden
Area
• Total
327,068 km2 (126,282 sq mi)
ISO 3166 code
ET-SO
Ogaden (pronounced and often spelled Ogadēn; Somali: Ogaadeen, Amharic: ውጋዴ/ውጋዴን) is one of the historical names used for the modern Somali Region which forms the eastern portion of Ethiopia and borders Somalia. Other names sometimes used for this area are Haud or Hawd.[1]
The region is an arid area, and encompasses the desolate plain between the border of Somalia and Ethiopia, extending towards the eastern Ethiopian Highlands where larger cities like Harar and Dire Dawa are located. The primary river in the region is the Shebelle, which is fed by temporary seasonal streams. Towards the southwestern edge of the Ogaden is the source of the Ganale Doria river which joins Dawa river to become the major Jubba) river on the Somali border.
The region has a low population density and is predominantly inhabited by Somali people. The Ogaden is known for its oil and gas reserves,[2] although development efforts have been hindered by the instability prevailing in the area.
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Ogaden (pronounced and often spelled Ogadēn; Somali: Ogaadeen, Amharic: ውጋዴ/ውጋዴን) is one of the historical names used for the modern Somali Region which...
The Ogaden War, also known as the Ethio-Somali War (Somali: Dagaalkii Xoraynta Soomaali Galbeed, Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ሶማሊያ ጦርነት, romanized: ye’ītiyop’iya somalīya...
The Insurgency in Ogaden was an armed conflict that took place from 1994 to 2018. It was fought by separatists, the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF)...
The Ogaden National Liberation Front (abbreviated ONLF, Somali: Jabhadda Wadaniga Xoreynta Ogaadeeniya; Arabic: الجبهة الوطنية لتحرير أوجادين, romanized: Al-Jabhat...
The Somali invasion of Ogaden took place in July 1977 when the Somali Army attacked in two formations. The main force had the aim of seizing Jijiga, Harar...
Ogaden Anbassa is an Ethiopian football club based in Harar. They are a member of the Ethiopian Football Federation national league. In 1978 the team has...
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for. On 13 July 1977, the Ogaden War was triggered when the Somali Democratic Republic invaded Ethiopia to annex the Ogaden and former Reserve area, a...
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an Ogaden separatist group fighting in eastern Ethiopia to liberate the Ogaden region from Ethiopian control. It played a major role in the Ogaden War...
President Barre to select top Frunze graduates to lead the campaign in Ogaden against Ethiopia to liberate Somali territories and restore the greater...
allegiance from the Soviet Union to the United States and the disastrous 1977-78 Ogaden War. When Barre was injured in an automobile accident on May 23, 1986, rivals...
Europe since World War II. ... "Ogaden rebels destroy Ethiopian military convoy en route to Somalia". Sudan Tribune. Ogaden National Liberation Front. 2006-12-24...
family Colubridae. It is found in Somalia and Ethiopia. It also known as the Ogaden racer, or Audo racer. Spawls, S. (2021). "Platyceps somalicus". IUCN Red...
The Ogaden Basin is an area of Huwan that may hold significant reserves of crude oil and natural gas. The basin covers an area of some 350,000 square kilometres...
in Ethiopia refers to the ethnic Somalis from Ethiopia, particularly the Ogaden, officially known as the Somali Region. Their language is primarily Somali...
mandated in 1977 with formulating a national strategy in preparation for the Ogaden campaign in Ethiopia. This was part of a broader effort to unite all of...
returned to service in the Somali National Army to take part in the 1977-1978 Ogaden War against Ethiopia. During the war, he was promoted to brigadier general...
Hemidactylus tropidolepis, also known as Mocquard's leaf-toed gecko or Ogaden gecko, is a species of gecko. It is found in eastern Africa (Ethiopia, Somalia...
The Battle of the Ogaden was fought in 1936 in the southern front of the Second Italo-Abyssinian War. The battle consisted of attacks by the Italian forces...
the largest escalation during the Ogaden War with Somalia, supported by a Soviet airlift: 1977–1978: 17,000 (Ogaden War) 1978: 12,000 1984: 3,000 1989:...
his intelligent military tactics in the 1964 Ethiopian–Somali Border War, Ogaden War and 1982 Ethiopian–Somali Border War. Samatar was born in 1931 in Kismayo...
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