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Tog Wajaale
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Tog Wajaale
Air quality index
Demographic figures from Somali National Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Tog Wajaale is a city on the border of Somaliland and Ethiopia. Tog Wajaale is the main border crossing for goods coming in and out of Somaliland, primarily from the port city of Berbera, Somaliland's main port.
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Geography
Wajale is located the border of Somaliland and Ethiopia. 92.8 km west of Hargeisa, the capital of Somaliland. It is in the south west of Kalabaydh town, on the west by the Awdal region, on the east by the Gabiley, Hargeisa City, and on the south by the Somali Region of Ethiopia. Geographical coordinates are 9° 34' 0" North, 43° 29' 0" East
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensis (Vieillot, 1820) · Aves1
- Abyssinian Ground-HornbillBucorvus abyssinicus (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves1
- Abdim's StorkCiconia abdimii Lichtenstein, 1823 · Aves1
- Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensis (M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1823) · Aves1
- White-throated RobinIrania gutturalis (Guerin-Meneville, 1843) · Aves1
- Plain NightjarCaprimulgus inornatus Heuglin, 1869 · Aves1
- Spiny CockleburXanthium spinosum L. · Magnoliopsida1
- Grayish Eagle-OwlBubo cinerascens Guérin-Méneville, 1843 · Aves1
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 5 — 2011-08-0234 km WNW of Baki, Somalia
- M 4.1 — 2010-11-2377 km WNW of Baki, Somalia
- M 5 — 2007-02-26Ethiopia
- M 3.9 — 2007-02-2267 km WNW of Baki, Somalia
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Woqooyi Galbeed
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API