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About Kebri Dahar
Kebri Dahar (Amharic: ከብሪደሃር, Somali: Qabridahare) is a city in the eastern Somali Region of Ethiopia. Located in the Korahe Zone, the town has a latitude and longitude of 6°44′N 44°16′E and an elevation of 1609 meters above sea level. Qabridahare is served by Qabridahare International Airport (ICAO code HAKD, IATA: ABK).
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History
The earliest mention of Kebri Dehar is in 1931, when it was described as "a soldier's camp" that suffered from malaria; although the settlement was 500 meters above the river, the scrub had not been cleared and provided the mosquitoes sufficient cover to reach their victims. According to Margery Perham, Kebri Dehar was first established as a garrison fort sometime prior to the Italo-Abyssinian War.
A hospital for the town was under construction in 1958 when Emperor Haile Selassie inspected it during a tour of the Ogaden. In 1966 a road was built connecting Kebri Dehar and the new town of Gode. The Ethiopian Road Authority announced a construction project to connect Kebri Dehar with neighbouring towns. One road, to include 113.5 kilometres of paved road and five bridges will connect Kebri Dehar with Shekosh, while a second, which will include the creation of 95 kilometres of paved road and construction of six large and medium bridges, will connect the town to Danan.
During the Ogaden War in 1977, Kebri Dehar was defended by the Ethiopian Ninth Brigade against the Somali Army before abandoning it in disarray after being defeated by the Somali army who captured the town thereafter. It was recaptured by the Ethiopian Third Paracommando Brigade on 8 March 1978.
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Kabri Dehar Airport (ABK) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 4 km away.
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