Lefe Isa ( so, Lafaciise) is a town in eastern Ethiopia. Located in the

Fafan Zone Fafan ( so, Faafan) is a zone in Somali Region of Ethiopia. It was previously known as the Jijiga zone, so named after its largest city, Jijiga. Other towns and cities in this zone include Harshin, Awbare, Derwernache, Kebri Beyah, Tuli Gulled ...

of the

Somali Region The Somali Region ( so, Deegaanka Soomaalida, am, ሱማሌ ክልል, Sumalē Kilil, ar, المنطقة الصومالية), also known as Soomaali Galbeed (''Western Somalia'') and officially the Somali Regional State, is a regional stat ...

. It is administered under the

Awbare Awbare (Amharic: አውበሬ, so, Aw Barre), officially known as Teferi BerTeferi Ber is the name used by the Central Statistical Agency in it''Agricultural Sample Enumeration 2001-2002 (1994 E.C.): Report on Area and Production - Somali Regi ...

district.

Demographics

The town is inhabited by the Reer Mohamuud and Reer Faarah subclans of the Jibriil Yoonis branch of the Gadabuursi Dir clan. Filipo Ambrosio (1994) describes Lefe Isa as being predominantly Gadabuursi:

"Jarso and Geri then sought refuge on 'neutral' adjacent Gadabursi territory in Heregel, Jarre and Lefeisa."

References

Populated places in the Somali Region {{ethiopia-geo-stub