Kebri Dahar

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Kebri Dahar ( _so. "Qabridahare") is a town in the eastern part of Ethiopia known as the Ogaden. Located in the Korahe Zone of the Somali Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of coord|6|44|20|N|44|16|45|E|region:ET-SO_type:city(36191)|display=inline,title and an elevation of 493 meters above sea level. Kebri Dahar is served by Kabri Dar Airport (ICAO code HAKD, IATA: ABK).

Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, Kebri Dahar has an estimated total population of 36,191 of whom 19,327 were males and 16,864 were females. [ [http://www.csa.gov.et/text_files/2005_national_statistics.htm CSA 2005 National Statistics] , Table B.4] It is the largest settlement in Kebri Dahar woreda.

History

The earliest mention of Kebri Dahar is in 1931, when it was described as "a soldier's camp" that suffered from malaria; although the settlement was 500 meters above the river, the scrub between the two had not been cleared and provided the mosquitos sufficient cover to reach their victims. [http://130.238.24.99/library/resources/dossiers/local_history_of_ethiopia/k/ORTKAT.pdf "Local History in Ethiopia"] (pdf) The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 21 November 2007)]

A hospital for the town was under construction in 1958, when Emperor Haile Selassie inspected it during a tour of the Ogaden. In 1966 a road was built connecting Kebri Dahar and the new town of Gode. The Ethiopian Road Authority (ERA) announced a construction project to connect Kebri Dahar with neighboring towns. One road, to include 113.5 kilometers of paved road and five bridges will connect Kebri Dahar with Shekosh, while a second, which will include the creation of 95 kilometers of paved road and construction of six large and medium bridges, will connect the town to Danan. [ [http://www.waltainfo.com/EnNews/2007/Nov/30Nov07/40048.htm "ERA building asphalt roads with 600mln birr in Somali State"] (Walta Information Center, accessed 13 December 2007)]

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