Ogaden

American  

[oh-gah-dayn] / oʊˈgɑ deɪn /

noun

1. an arid region in SE Ethiopia.

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Ogaden British  

/ ˌɒɡəˈdɛn /

noun

1. a region of SE Ethiopia, bordering on Somalia: consists of a desert plateau, inhabited by Somali nomads; a secessionist movement, supported by Somalia, has existed within the region since the early 1960s and led to bitter fighting between Ethiopia and Somalia (1977–78)

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Ogaden

Besides Oromia, Amhara and Tigray, the new alliance also includes groups based in three other regions - Ogaden, Afar and Benishangul-Gumuz – making up a half of Ethiopia's 12 regional states.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

Jail Ogaden, officially known as Jijiga central prison, is home to thousands of prisoners and lies at the heart of Jigjiga, the capital of Ethiopia’s eastern Somali region.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 5, 2018

Most of the detainees were suspected of having links to the armed Ogaden National Liberation Front, one of three armed groups that were removed from Ethiopia’s terror list this week.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 5, 2018

So many innocent people are languishing Ethiopian military prisons, specially in the Ogaden region.

From New York Times ● Nov. 5, 2017

Military expenditures-dollar figure: $NA Military expenditures-percent of GDP: NA% @Somalia:Transnational Issues Disputes-international: most of the southern half of the boundary with Ethiopia is a Provisional Administrative Line; territorial dispute with Ethiopia over the Ogaden ______________________________________________________________________

From The 1998 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency