El Wak, also Elwak is a town in
Kenya
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, on the International border with
Somalia
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Location
The town is located in
Mandera County
Mandera County is the northeasternmost county in Kenya. Its capital and largest town is Mandera. The county is bordered by Ethiopia to the north, Somalia to the east and Wajir County to the southwest. According to the 2019 census, the county ha ...
, in extreme northeastern Kenya, approximately , by road, northeast of
Wajir
Wajir ( so, Wajeer) is the capital of the Wajir County of Kenya. It is situated in the former North Eastern Province.
History
A cluster of cairns near Wajir are generally ascribed by the local inhabitants to the Maadiinle, a semi-legendary pe ...
, the nearest large town. El Wak, Kenya is approximately , by road southwest of the town of
Mandera, where the county headquarters are located. The coordinates of the town are: 2°48'10.0"N, 40°55'39.0"E (Latitude:2.802771; Longitude:40.927510).
Overview
The town, which lies approximately halfway between Wajir and Mandera, is the southern end of the proposed
Elwak–Mandera Road
The Elwak–Mandera Road, is a rural road in Kenya. The road links Elwak, to the town of Mandera, in the country's extreme northeast, near the tri-point where the borders of Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia meet.
Location
The road starts at Elwak, ...
. Directly across the border from El Wak is the neighborhood in Somalia called ''Bur Ache'', in the greater
El Wak, Somalia
El Wak (; var. Ceel Waaq) is a divided city on the Somalia-Kenya border. The Somali portion is located in the southwestern Gedo region of Jubaland state, where it is the seat of one of the region's seven districts.
Etymology
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The town has a new airstrip
Elwak Airport, opened in February 2016.
See also
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List of roads in Kenya
The following is a list of national roads in Kenya, under the jurisdiction of the Kenya National Highway Authority (KeNHA). KenHa classifies International Trunk Roads as Class ‘A’ and National Trunk Roads as Class ‘B’. The list is not exha ...
References
External links
Website of Kenya National Highways Authority The Road to El Wak, Mandera
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Populated places in Mandera County
Kenya–Somalia border crossings
Divided cities