We`a
Sign in to saveWea or Wêa (, ) is a town in the Arta Region of Djibouti. It is located on the RN-1 National Highway, which connects it to Djibouti City, located some to the east. Wea is the second largest city in the Arta Region after Arta and before Damerjog. It is the primary transportation hub in western Djibouti via highway. The town is situated in a small valley.
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Place details
- Locality
- Ouéa أويا
- Region
- Arta عرتا
- Country
- Djibouti جيبوتي
- Population
- 3,879
- Timezone
- Africa/Djibouti
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Wea
- Settlement.other_name
- Oueah
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Photo of Weʽa.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 280
- Settlement.image_caption
- Weʽa at the bottom and Arta at the top of the mountain.
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Djibouti
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- 1
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 280
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Djibouti
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Arta
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2024 census
- Settlement.population_total
- 3879
- Settlement.timezone
- EAT
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 3279
- Elevation
- 455
- Image
- Photo of Weʽa.jpg
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- History
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- Geography
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- Demographics
- Sister towns
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Wea or Wêa (, ) is a town in the Arta Region of Djibouti. It is located on the RN-1 National Highway, which connects it to Djibouti City, located some to the east. Wea is the second largest city in the Arta Region after Arta and before Damerjog. It is the primary transportation hub in western Djibouti via highway. The town is situated in a small valley.
==History== Wea's place-name literally means "turn" in the Afro-Asiatic Somali language. It later formed a part of the French Somaliland protectorate in the first half of the 20th century.
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