Fafan Zone
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Country | Ethiopia |
Region | Somali |
Zone | Fafan |
Population (2014) | |
• Total | 1,256,566[1] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Fafan (Somali: Faafan) is a zone in Somali Region of Ethiopia. It was previously known as the Jijiga zone, so named after its largest city, Jijiga.[2] Other towns and cities in this zone include Awbare, Derwernache, Lefe Isa, Babile, Kebri Beyah, Harshin, Goljano, Tuli Gulled and Hart Sheik. Fafan is bordered on the south by Jarar, on the southwest by Nogob, on the west by the Oromia Region, on the north by Sitti, and on the east by Somaliland.