Babille Gap
Babille may refer to: * Babille, Ethiopia, a town in eastern Ethiopia * Babille, Oromia (woreda), a woreda in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia * Babille, Somali (woreda), a woreda in the Somali Region of Ethiopia * E. J. Babille (1883–1970), American assistant film director * Babille Elephant Sanctuary The Babile Elephant Sanctuary is a protected area and wildlife sanctuary in eastern Ethiopia. It is located in Babille district, East Hararghe Zone of Oromia Region, which lies 560 km east of Addis Ababa and 40 km south of Harar. Geography ...

Babille, Ethiopia
Babile ( om, Baabbile; am, ባቢሌ) is a town located in East Hararghe, Oromia. It is inhabited mostly by Oromo peoples. The town has a latitude and longitude of with an elevation of 1648 meters above sea level. It's the administrative center of Babille woreda. Babille woreda is located 700 90' North Latitude and 430 00' East Longitude. It shares boundary with other woredas of the Somali region and Fadis Woreda of Oromia regional state. The total size of the Woreda is about 1,325 km2. It is divided into 17 kebeles and 42 sub-kebeles. The average temperature is 26.5 Celsius with uneven rainfall distribution. Babille is known for its hot springs, mineral water and elephant sanctuary. Often, the inhabitants come into conflicts with the neighboring Somali communities over the control of the sanctuary. Overview Located on the main road between Harar and Jigjiga, Babille is reported to have had telephone service by 1967.
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Babille, Oromia (woreda)
Babile ( om, Aanaa Baabilee) is one of the Districts of Ethiopia, districts in the East Hararghe Zone of Oromia, Oromia Region in Ethiopia. It is named after one of the 12 major clans of the Oromo people, the Babille Oromo. Part of the East Hararghe Zone, Baabile is bordered on the south and east by the Somali Region, on the west by Fedis, and on the north by Gursum, Oromia (woreda), Gursum; the Fafen River defines a portion of Babille's eastern border. The administrative center of this woreda is Babille, Ethiopia, Babille Town. Overview The altitude of this District ranges from 950 to 2000 meters above sea level; Ambelber and Sarbadin are amongst the highest points. Rivers include the Dakata River, Dakata, Barale, and Erer Tiko. A survey of the land in this woreda (reported in 1995/96) shows that 21.1% is arable or cultivable (17.5% was under annual crops), 3.9% pasture, 3.7% Forestry in Ethiopia, forest, and the remaining 71.3% is considered built-up, degraded or otherwise un ...
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Babille, Somali (woreda)
Babille ( so, Babiile) is a woreda in the Somali Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Fafan Zone, Babille is bordered on the west by the Oromia Region, on the north by Gursum, and on the east and south by Fiq Zone. Demographics Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), this woreda has a total population of 77,317, of whom 41,629 are men and 35,688 women. While 1,273 or 1.65% are urban inhabitants, a further 17,533 or 22.68% are pastoralists. 99.29% of the population said they were Muslim. This woreda is inhabited mainly by the Karanle The Karanle is a major Somali, sub clan of Hawiye. The Karanle inhabit Galgaduud, Banadir, Mogadishu, Hiiraan, Shabeellaha Hoose, Lower Juba and Mudug regions in Somalia; the Somali Region of Ethiopia; the region of Oromia surrounding the city of H ... Hawiye as well as other Hawiye sub-clans and also has a sizable minority of other Somali clans such as Arap and Darod and Babille Oromo groups. The 199 ...
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