Walwal
Walwal
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  Walwal Location within Ethiopia | |
| Coordinates: 7°03′N 45°24′E / 7.050°N 45.400°E | |
| Country |  Ethiopia |
| Region | Somali |
| Elevation | 570 m (1,870 ft) |
Walwal (
Werder Zone of the Somali Region, this town has a longitude and latitude of 7°03′N 45°24′E / 7.050°N 45.400°E
with an elevation of 570 meters above sea level. Walwal has an estimated population of 842 according to the 2007 census.
From 1903 Walwal, together with
Sayid Mohammed. The town & its surrounding region was kept under Dervish rule through a series of forts erected there. The control of this region allowed the Dervish to count, even in the most critical moments, on a source of animal supply, also collected in the form of a tribute, taking it away from the traditional authorities. Furthermore, strategically, this region ensured a territorial link between the high Hiiraan, where the Bahgeri operated, and the Hawd Region and the Mudug which was in the hands of Daraawiish almost continuously between 1902 and 1910.[1]
Walwal was the
Second Italo-Abyssinian War
.
Records at the Nordic Africa Institute website provide details of a test oil well drilled at Walwal by
Sinclair Oil in 1955, and about Fitawrari Wolde Amanuel primary school in Walwal during the year 1968.[1]
References
- ^ "Local History in Ethiopia" (pdf) The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 14 August 2008)
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