Welwel, Ethiopia
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Welwel is a town in eastern Ethiopia
known as the Ogaden
. Located in the Werder Zone
of the Somali Region
, this town has a longitude and latitude of 7°03′N 45°24′E with an elevation of 570 meters above sea level. The Central Statistical Agency
has not published an estimate for its 2005 population.
Welwel was the oasis
in Ethiopia where a border clash occurred in 1934 between the Kingdom of Italy
and Ethiopian Empire
. Benito Mussolini
used this incident as a pretext to invade Ethiopia, which led to the Second Italo-Abyssinian War
.
Records at the Nordic Africa Institute website provide details of a test oil well drilled at Welwel by Sinclair Oil
in 1955, and about Fitawrari Wolde Amanuel primary school in Welwel during the year 1968.
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
known as the Ogaden
Ogaden
Ogaden is the name of a territory comprising the southeastern portion of the Somali Regional State in Ethiopia. The inhabitants are predominantly ethnic Somali and Muslim. The title "Somali Galbeed", which means "Western Somalia," is often preferred by Somali irredentists.The region, which is...
. Located in the Werder Zone
Werder Zone
Werder is one of nine Zones of the Somali Region in Ethiopia. This zone is named after its largest city, Werder. Werder is bordered on the south by Gode, on the west by Korahe, on the northwest by Degehabur, and on the northeast and southeast by Somalia...
of the Somali Region
Somali Region
Somali Region ; is the eastern-most of the nine ethnic divisions of Ethiopia. It is often called Somalia, though it is not to be confused with the independent country of the same name. The capital of Somali State is Jijiga...
, this town has a longitude and latitude of 7°03′N 45°24′E with an elevation of 570 meters above sea level. The Central Statistical Agency
Central Statistical Agency (Ethiopia)
The Central Statistical Agency is an agency of the government of Ethiopia designated to provide all surveys and censuses for that country used to monitor economic and social growth, as well as to act as an official training center in that field. It is part of the Ethiopian Ministry of Finance and...
has not published an estimate for its 2005 population.
Welwel was the oasis
Oasis
In geography, an oasis or cienega is an isolated area of vegetation in a desert, typically surrounding a spring or similar water source...
in Ethiopia where a border clash occurred in 1934 between the Kingdom of Italy
Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)
The Kingdom of Italy was a state forged in 1861 by the unification of Italy under the influence of the Kingdom of Sardinia, which was its legal predecessor state...
and Ethiopian Empire
Ethiopian Empire
The Ethiopian Empire also known as Abyssinia, covered a geographical area that the present-day northern half of Ethiopia and Eritrea covers, and included in its peripheries Zeila, Djibouti, Yemen and Western Saudi Arabia...
. Benito Mussolini
Benito Mussolini
Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini was an Italian politician who led the National Fascist Party and is credited with being one of the key figures in the creation of Fascism....
used this incident as a pretext to invade Ethiopia, which led to the Second Italo-Abyssinian War
Second Italo-Abyssinian War
The Second Italo–Abyssinian War was a colonial war that started in October 1935 and ended in May 1936. The war was fought between the armed forces of the Kingdom of Italy and the armed forces of the Ethiopian Empire...
.
Records at the Nordic Africa Institute website provide details of a test oil well drilled at Welwel by Sinclair Oil
Sinclair Oil
Sinclair Oil Corporation is an American petroleum corporation, founded by Harry F. Sinclair on May 1, 1916 as the Sinclair Oil & Refining Corporation by combining the assets of 11 small petroleum companies. Originally a New York corporation, Sinclair Oil reincorporated in Wyoming in 1976...
in 1955, and about Fitawrari Wolde Amanuel primary school in Welwel during the year 1968.