El Wak, Somalia

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El Wak (Somali: Ceelwaaq) is a town located in the southwestern Gedo region of Jubaland.[1] Situated by the Somalia-Kenya border, it is 9 km away from El Wak, Kenya and just 4 km away from the international border. It is the seat of one of the region's seven districts.[2][3][4]

Country Somalia
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
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El Wak
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El Wak is located in Somalia
El Wak
El Wak
Location in Somalia
Coordinates: 02°47′35″N 41°0′42″E
Country Somalia
Regional State Jubaland
RegionGedo
DistrictEl Wak
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
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Etymology

The place name Ceelwaaq literally translates as 'God's well'. In the Afro-Asiatic Somali language, the word ceel means 'well', and waaq is an archaic Somali term for 'God'.[5]

Location

El Wak is situated in the El Wak District. It is bordered by the Bardera and Garbaharey districts on the east, and the Somali-inhabited North Eastern Province to the west.[6][7]

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