Rhamu ( so, Raamo Raaxa) is a town in the
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 ...
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and is the second largest town of the district. It sits across the Dawa River from the town of
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Ethiopia
Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...
. It is largely populated by the
Garre
The Garre (also Gurreh, Karre, "Binukaaf") (Somali: ''Reer Garre'', Arabic: بنو كاف, romanized: ''Banī kāf'' ) is a major Somali clan whose origins trace back to Samaale who traces the lineage from the Arabian Peninsula through Aqiil A ...
Somali
Somali may refer to:
Horn of Africa
* Somalis, an inhabitant or ethnicity associated with Greater Somali Region
** Proto-Somali, the ancestors of modern Somalis
** Somali culture
** Somali cuisine
** Somali language, a Cushitic language
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clan co-existing with
degoodia. Rhamu is located at the international border between Kenya and Ethiopia.
Location
Rhamu is located in extreme northeastern Kenya, at the border with Ethiopia, approximately , by road, west of
Mandera
Mandera ( so, Mandheera) is the capital of Mandera County in the former North Eastern Province of Kenya. It is situated at around , near the borders with Somalia and Ethiopia.
Districts
Mandera is the capital of the Mandera District.
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, where the headquarters of the
county
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are located. This lies approximately , by road, northeast of
Nairobi
Nairobi ( ) is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The name is derived from the Maasai phrase ''Enkare Nairobi'', which translates to "place of cool waters", a reference to the Nairobi River which flows through the city. The city proper ...
, the capital and largest city in the country. The coordinates of the town are:3°56'15.0"N, 41°13'13.0"E (Latitude:3.937499; Longitude:41.220277).
Overview
In 1977, the town was the location of what became known as the
Rhamu Incident. More recently, in 2014, ethnic conflict erupted between the
Degodia and
Garre
The Garre (also Gurreh, Karre, "Binukaaf") (Somali: ''Reer Garre'', Arabic: بنو كاف, romanized: ''Banī kāf'' ) is a major Somali clan whose origins trace back to Samaale who traces the lineage from the Arabian Peninsula through Aqiil A ...
, with some of the combatants coming from neighboring Ethiopia, across the Dawa River. At least twenty people died in that conflict, with an estimated 13,000 internally displaced from their homes.
The
Elwak–Mandera Road passes through the middle of town. Rhamu is serviced by
Rhamu Airport.
Population
In September 2014, the Kenya Red Cross estimated the population of the Rhamu at about 40,000.
See also
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List of roads in Kenya
References
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Populated places in Mandera County
Ethiopia–Kenya border crossings