Dewele
Town between Ethiopia–Djibouti border / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dewele (French Douanlé or Daouenlé) 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.
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Dewele | |
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Coordinates: 11°2′N 42°37′E | |
Country | Ethiopia |
Region | Somali |
Zone | Sitti Zone |
Elevation | 898 m (2,946 ft) |
Population (2005) | |
• Total | 3,357 |
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Dewele is served by a station on the Addis Ababa - Djibouti Railway as well as on the Ethio-Djibouti Railways. It serves as an official crossing point between Djibouti and Ethiopia, with a customs post. In the mid-1960s, gypsum was excavated near the town, then transported to a factory in Dire Dawa to be used in the manufacture cement and plaster of Paris.[1]