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The History and background of Jigjiga, The Somali Regional State Capital… Read More

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Last updated: July 5, 2025 6:25 pm
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Jigjiga is the Current Somali Regional Capital city from 1995 to date, ጅጅጋ in Amharic language, is a very fast growing city, that has one of the best Climate conditions, despite the fact that, Jigjiga is extremely cold for two months of the year. Jigjiga is on a semi arid mountainous plain land, which is mainly suitable  for both farming and animal rearing. Jigjiga is also the headquarters of the Fafan zone, which makes it a center for trade and business as it borders with wajale dry port and other regional states like Oromia. Jigjiga city is 1,634 meters above sea level. The name Jigjiga is said to come from the onomatopoeic word jig-jig, representing the rumbling sounds made by an earthquake or the noise made by the water wells, Jigjiga was the traditional headquarters of the Somalia traditional leader and poet, Garaad wiil waal who is well known among the Somalia community, for his tactical fights and leadership influence in the 1800s.

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Wiilwaal was know for poems, leadership influence and tactical warfare during his era of traditional leadership. a wise leader challenging the men in his province with a riddle, and it being solved by a poor farmer’s eldest daughter. Based on a real Sultan from the mid 19th century. As the Ethiopian Empire began expanding into Somali territories at the start of the 1890s, the town of Jigjiga came under intermittent military occupation until 1900.[18] An imperial garrison was established at Jijiga in 1891, which later became a base for Ethiopian military campaigns into the Somali inhabited lowlands. Jigjiga has been one the fastest growing cities in the horn of Africa due to its strategic position and role as the capital city of the Somali Regional state. The Somali regional state capital city is the headquarters of the 11 zones of the Somali regional state and the 93 districts.  Somali Regional state zones include, Afder Zone, Dollo Zone (formerly Warder), Erer Zone, Fafan,, Zone (formerly Jigjiga), Jarar Zone (formerly Degehabur), Korahe Zone, Liben Zone, Dhawa Zone, Nogob Zone (formerly Fiq)
Shabelle Zone (formerly Godey), Sitti Zone (formerly Shinile), Degehabur Special Zone (special zone), Gode Special Zone (special zone), Harawo Special Zone (special zone), Kebri Beyah Special Zone.

Jigjiganews.com will share a more detailed articles about the Somalia Regional State Region History, towns and economic activates and natural resources of the region to create awareness of the resources available in the region for the people to understand and take advantage of th vast resources that are naturally there on the land. animal rearing and farming are currently the backbone of the region’s resources, but other natural resources like small scales gold farming and trade also makeup for a good amount of the ordinary peoples’ income generation activities.

 

 

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