Āfdem
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Āfdem (Amharic: አፍደም)is a town is east central Ethiopia. Located in the Sitti Zone of the Somali Region. It is located 59 km east of Shinile. It is the administrative center of Afdem woreda. It sprawls on a wide basin surrounded by granitic mountains on all sides.
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Āfdem
አፍደም | |
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Coordinates: 09°28′N 41°00′E | |
Country | Ethiopia |
Region | Somali |
Zone | Sitti Zone |
Elevation | 1,058 m (3,471 ft) |
Population (2024) | |
• Total | 112,840 |
Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
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Āfdem lies at the base of its namesake Mount Afdem, a volcanic cone with a denuded caldera. Postal service for the town began at least as early as 1944; Āfdem had phone service by 1967.[1] Āfdem is served by a railway station on the Addis Ababa - Djibouti Railway.