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Towards the southwestern edge of the Ogaden is the source of the Ganale Doria River, which joins Dawa River to become the major Jubba River on the Somali border. The Ogaden is known for its oil and gas reserves, [5] although development efforts have been hindered by instability prevailing in the area. [6]
The Sonoran Desert is a desert located in the Southwestern United States and northwest Mexico. It is the second largest hot desert in North America. Its total area is 120,000 sq mi (310,000 km 2). The Mojave Desert is the hottest desert in North America, located primarily in southeastern California and Southern Nevada.
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This is a list of the largest deserts in the world by area. It includes all deserts above 50,000 km 2 (19,300 sq mi). Some of Earth 's biggest non-polar deserts
According to the 2007 census from the Central Statistical Authority, the Somalis were the third largest ethnic group in Ethiopia with roughly 4.6 million people [1] accounting for 8.2% of the country's population, after the Oromo (34.4%) and Amhara (27%). [3] The Somali population in Ethiopia make up around 30% of the total Somali population ...
The 1997 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 103,337, of whom 55,839 were men and 47,498 were women; 22,518 or 21.79% of its population were urban dwellers. The largest ethnic group reported in Aware was the Somali. [3] The woreda is exclusively inhabited by the Eidagale subclan of the Garxajis Isaaq clan family. [4]
The Ogaden Basin is an area of Huwan that may hold significant reserves of crude oil and natural gas. [1] The basin covers an area of some 350,000 square kilometres (135,000 square miles) and is formed from sedimentary rocks up to 10,000 meters (6 miles) thick. [2] It has geological similarities to other hydrocarbon-rich basins in the Middle ...
The region includes the northern part of the Somalia as well as the northern and eastern parts of the Somali Region of Ethiopia. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Haud is a historic region as well as an important grazing area and has multiple times been referenced in countless notorious poems.