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About Dewelē
Dewele (Amharic: ደወል) is a town in Ethiopia, near to the Ethiopia and Djibouti border. Located in the Sitti Zone in the Somali Region the town has a longitude and latitude of 11°2′N 42°37′E with an elevation of 898 meters above sea level.
From the Wikipedia article Dewele (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Dewele was the first point inside the boundaries of Ethiopia to receive train service by the Ethio-Djibouti Railways. The first train ran between Djibouti City and Dewele on 22 July 1901, requiring 5½ hours to make the trip with four halts for water.
In 1907, the Englishmen Bentley and Wells drove a Siddeley automobile from the Red Sea coast to Addis Ababa. They feigned to go to Jaldessa but headed for Dewele instead, to mislead potential shifta or bandits.
During the Djibouti Civil War, Ethiopians who were living in that country and worked in various sectors were forced by the Djiboutian Armed Force to leave that country with whatever they could quickly gather. By February 2001, many had taken refuge in and around Dewele.
From the History section of Dewele on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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