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Ogaden

Ogaden (pronounced and often spelled Ogadēn; Somali: Ogaadeen, Amharic: ውጋዴ/ውጋዴን) is one of the historical names used for the modern Somali Region. It is also natively referred to as Soomaali Galbeed (lit. 'Western Somalia'). The region forms the eastern portion of Ethiopia and borders Somalia.

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Country
Ethiopia
Demonym
Somali
Region
Somali Region
• Total
327,068 km2 (126,282 sq mi)
• Water
9,842 km2 (3,800 sq mi)

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Ogaden

Nodes151
Edges150
Triples274
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.013245
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related to Bibliography · 39
Ogaden → Abdi, Africa, Aleksi, Collings, Drysdale, FitzGibbon, Frederick, Front, History, Horn, ISBN, Ithaca Press, John, LCCN, Lewis, London, Louis, Mohamed Mohamud, Nationalism, New York
related to history · 35
Ogaden → Abyssinia, Abyssinian, Adal, Adal Sultanate, Adal War, Africa, Ahmad, Ajuran Sultanate, At, Emperor Menelik's, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Ghazi, Harar, Harari, Harla, Ibrahim, Ifat, Ifat Sultanate, Imam
related to Menelik's invasions and Anglo-Ethiopian Treaty (1887–1897) · 32
Ogaden → Abdullahi II, Abyssinian, Abyssinians, Africa, After, Battle, British, Chelenqo, Colonel Swayne, Emirate, Ethiopian, Ethiopian Emperor Menelik II, Ethiopian Empire, Ethiopians, European, February, Harar, Harar's, Horn, However
related to 2000s · 27
Ogaden → Abole, Addis Ababa, Africa, During, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Ethiopia’s, Foreign Affairs, Horn, Hostilities, However, Human Rights Watch, ICU, In, Islamic Courts Union, Ogaden National Liberation Front, ONLF, Other, Representatives Committee, Somalia
related to Fall of the Derg and rise of ONLF · 25
Ogaden → Addis Ababa, Al-Itihaad, An ONLF, By, Derg, Despite, During, EPRDF, ESDL, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Following, January, Many, Mengistu, ONLF, Since, Somali, Somalia, Somalis
related to Etymology · 23
Ogaden → Abdirahman Absame's, Abdul Majid Hussein, Aden, An, Arabian Peninsula, As, Dire Dawa, During, Ethiopia, Finally, Harar, Harari, He, It, Ogaadeen, Ogadeni Somali, Ogadenia, Somali, Somali Region, The
related to Post-Somali Independence · 22
Ogaden → Amharas, At, During, Emperor Haile Selassie's, Ethiopian, Ethiopian Empire, Ethiopian Imperial Army, Ethiopians, Following Somalia's, Haile Selassie, Harar, In, Israelis, Nasrallah, Somali, Somali Republic, Somalia, Somalis, The Americans, Though
related to 1900s · 21
Ogaden → Abyssinian, As, As Emperor Menelik II, At, Attempts, Control, Dervish Movement, Ethiopian, Ethiopian Empire, Harar, January, Jigjiga, Jijiga, Sayid Mohamed Abdullah Hassan, Sayyid Mohamed Abdullah Hassan, Somali, Somalis, Sporadic, Subsequently, The
related to Demographics · 17
Ogaden → Darod, Degodia, Gabooye, Geri Koombe Gadabuursi, Hawiye, Isaaq, Issa, Jidle, Karanle, Marehan, Massare, Ogaden National Liberation Movement, Other Somali, Sheekhaal, Somalis, The, The Ogaden
related to Ecology · 12
Ogaden → African, Commiphora, Haud, However, In, It, Lycaon, More, Somali Acacia, The, The Ogaden, Wabi Shebelle

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somali region ethiopian somalis ethiopia onlf government following somalia war military british century harar 1992 clans africa empire liberation inhabited

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
OgadenCountryEthiopia1.00infobox
OgadenDemonymSomali1.00infobox
OgadenRegionSomali Region1.00infobox
Ogaden• Total327,068 km2 (126,282 sq mi)1.00infobox
Ogaden• Water9,842 km2 (3,800 sq mi)1.00infobox
Ogadenis avast plateau located to the south and southeast of the Ethiopian Highlands0.90text
Ogadenis aplateau0.90text
Ogadenis aaverage annual rainfall of 350 millimetres0.90text
Ogadenpart ofthe Somali Acacia0.85text
the Dervish movementinstance ofarmed organizations0.80text
Nasrallahinstance ofarmed organizations0.80text
the Western Somali Liberation Frontinstance ofarmed organizations0.80text

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