Where is Ogaden region?
eastern Ethiopia
Ogaden, arid region of eastern Ethiopia. It occupies the barren plain between the Somalia-Ethiopia border and the Ethiopian Eastern Highlands (on which Harer and Dire Dawa are situated). The major river of the region is the Shebeli, fed by ephemeral streams.
Why is it called Ogaden?
Finally, the region was named the Somali region. An alternative (possibly folk) etymology analyses the name as a combination of the Harari word ūga (“road”) and Aden, a city in Yemen, supposedly deriving from an ancient caravan route through the region connecting Harar to the Arabian Peninsula.
Who does Ogaden belong to?
Somalia
Ceded to Ethiopia by the British in 1954, Ogaden has twice been fought over with Somalia, which claims the region as its own. And for the past two decades, the Ogaden National Liberation Front has waged a rebellion, fighting for secession from Ethiopia.
What tribe is Ogaden?
The Ogaden (Somali: Ogaadeen, Arabic: أوغادين) is a Somali clan part of the Darod.
Who won Ogaden war?
Ethiopian victory
Ogaden War
| Date | 13 July 1977 – 23 March 1978 (8 months and 2 days) |
|---|---|
| Location | Ogaden, Ethiopia |
| Result | Ethiopian victory Somalia breaks all ties with the Soviet Bloc and the Second World (except China and Romania). Beginning of the Somali Rebellion |
Why did Somalia invade Ethiopia?
In the summer of 1977, Somalia, a poverty -stricken country in the Horn of Africa, invaded its equally poor neighbor, Ethiopia, in hopes of conquering the Ogaden Desert region, which was populated by ethnic Somalis.
Are Ogaden people Ethiopian?
The Ogaden is a pastoral region within southeastern Ethiopia named for the Ogadeeni, a prominent Somali clan. Though claimed by Somalis, the region was granted to Ethiopian Emperor Menelik II in 1897 by the British after he had taken it in military conquest in 1887.
How many Somali soldiers died in Ogaden War?
Though Somali forces reached the outskirts of Harar by November, they were too exhausted to take the city and eventually had to withdraw to await the Ethiopian counterattack. At this point, total wartime casualties among the Somalis may have totaled as many as 40,000.