Tew'o ( ar, تيو) is a town in the southwestern

Dikhil Region The Dikhil Region ( ar, إقليم دخيل, so, Gobolka Dikhil, aa, Rakaakay Dikhil) is a region in southern Djibouti. It is bordered by the Regions of Tadjoura to the north, Arta to the northeast, Ali Sabieh to the east. To the west and sout ...

Djibouti Djibouti, ar, جيبوتي ', french: link=no, Djibouti, so, Jabuuti officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Somalia to the south, Ethiopia to the southwest, Eritrea in the north, and the Red ...

. It is situated approximately 59 km (43 mi) northwest of

Dikhil Dikhil ( ar, دخيل) is a town in the western Dikhil Region of Djibouti. Lying east of Lake Abbe, It is situated about southwest of Djibouti City and north of the border with Ethiopia. It serves as the administrative centre of the Dikhil Regi ...

, the regional capital.

Overview

The village was originally built on the

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of Hanlé, with houses constructed of mud and stone and some Daboyta. An

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was established in the village in 1959, and there were several shops. Most of the inhabitants earned their living through

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husbandry and commerce, and used a

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for drinking water. Nearby towns and villages include

Yoboki Yoboki ( ar, يوبوكي) is a town located in the western Dikhil Region of Djibouti. It is situated approximately west of the nation's capital city of Djibouti, and roughly northwest of Dikhil, the regional capital. History Yoboki was establi ...

(10 km) and

Galafi Galafi ( ar, غالافي), also known as Gâlâfi, is a village in Djibouti. Galafi is the official border crossing from Djibouti into Ethiopia. Situated on the border with Ethiopia, it is in the north west of Dikhil. It lies on the National High ...

(50 km). The majority of the population of Tew'o is Afars

Notable people

* Barkat Gourad Hamadou, Former Prime Minister of Djibouti.

References

Tew'o
Populated places in Djibouti {{Djibouti-geo-stub