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Due to disagreements between local Somali and Oromo groups as well as within those ethnicities, no decision could be made about locating the administrative center for Liben Zone, as well as delaying the formation of a working zonal administration. Therefore, Filtu was appointed to function as an
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observed its eleventh anniversary of its founding in Filtu in July 2009, where numerous improvements to the infrastructure of the
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for weapons and training. One group of 40 men, who left for
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as far as Filtu, which they captured by the end of July 1977, but did not push any deeper. The
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446:(Lawrenceville: Red Sea, 1996), p. 143
344:in Oromia. These refugees include 300
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322:Transitional Government of Ethiopia
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527:CSA 2005 National Statistics
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16:Place in Somali, Ethiopia
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536:, Table B.4
342:Borena Zone
306:Somali Army
300:During the
295:Bale revolt
237: /
93: /
1218:Sitti Zone
1163:Abaaqoorow
1107:Nogob Zone
1097:Kersa Dula
1092:Guradamole
1072:Deka Softi
1059:Liben Zone
928:Jarar Zone
918:Tuli Guled
883:Haroorayso
850:Fafan Zone
749:Dollo Zone
716:Dhawa Zone
691:Iligdheere
648:Afder Zone
402:endangered
373:Liben Zone
354:Wara Dubie
352:, and 243
350:Dawa River
340:woreda in
302:Ogaden War
275:Guji Oromo
209:Liben Zone
161:Population
148:Government
1173:Beercaano
1067:Bokolmayo
1029:Kudunbuur
1014:Debeweyin
961:Degehabur
908:Shabeeley
797:Erer Zone
772:Gal-Hamur
696:Mirab Imi
330:Bale Zone
291:Waqo Gutu
201:Gindiyeer
175:Time zone
153:Elevation
31:Gindiyeer
1281:Category
1208:Mustahil
1077:Dolo Odo
1019:Higloley
1004:Boodaley
986:Yoocaale
976:Gunagado
830:Waangaay
810:Lagahida
767:Daratole
734:Mubaarak
686:Hargelle
574:Archived
551:Archived
530:Archived
495:Archived
460:Archived
205:Ethiopia
110:Ethiopia
1266:Shinile
1256:Gablalu
1226:Adigala
1198:Imiberi
1125:Elweyne
1049:Shilavo
1044:Shekosh
951:Bir-qod
936:Araarso
888:Harshin
868:Goljano
863:Babille
825:Salahad
777:Geladin
676:Elekere
671:Dolobay
666:Chereti
622:of the
620:Woredas
396:Ecology
346:Degodia
287:Somalia
265:History
225:40°23′E
211:of the
106:Country
81:40°23′E
1246:Dambel
1236:Ayesha
1203:Kelafo
1188:Ferfer
1168:Adadle
1039:Marsin
956:Daroor
941:Awaare
893:Jijiga
878:Harawo
873:Gursum
858:Awbare
840:Yaxoob
835:Xamaro
787:Warder
729:Moyale
706:Qooxle
681:GodGod
390:Somali
358:Somali
334:Oromia
310:Sidamo
304:, the
283:Rayitu
251:woreda
222:4°58′N
169:15,746
137:Woreda
120:Somali
116:Region
78:4°58′N
1261:Mieso
1231:Afdem
1183:Elele
1178:Danan
1145:Segeg
1130:Gerbo
1120:Dihun
1082:Filtu
762:Danot
724:Hudet
701:Raaso
656:Afder
618:and
616:Zones
419:Notes
338:Liben
271:Boran
248:Filtu
197:Filtu
193:Filtu
180:UTC+3
142:Filtu
130:Liben
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23:Filtu
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