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The Somali Region is a regional state located within Somalia. It matters as an administrative division that helps organize governance and public services across the country.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- region of Ethiopia
- Official name
- Soomaali Galbeed
- Country
- Ethiopia
- Located in
- Ethiopia
- Capital
- Jijiga
- Official language
- Somali
- Population
- 4329001
- Area
- 327068
- Shares border with
- Afar Region
- Official website
- www.somalistate.com
- Image
- Gurdumi Natural Environment 01.jpg
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- native label
- Soomaali Galbeed
- coextensive with
- Ogaden
- topic's main category
- Category:Somali Region
- Commons category
- Somali Region
- different from
- Somali
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Encyclopedic overview
The Somali Region (Somali: Dawlad Deegaanka Soomaalida, Amharic: ሱማሌ ክልል, romanized: Sumalē Kilil, Arabic: المنطقة الصومالية), also known as Soomaali Galbeed (lit. 'Western Somalia') and officially the Somali Regional State, is a regional state in eastern Ethiopia. It is the second largest region of Ethiopia in terms of area. The state borders the Ethiopian regions of Afar and Oromia to the west, as well as Djibouti to the north, Somaliland to the northeast, Somalia to the east and south; and Kenya to the southwest. Jijiga is the capital of the state.
The Somali regional government is composed of the executive branch, led by the President; the legislative branch, which comprises the State Council; and the judicial branch, which is led by the State Supreme Court.
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