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117:Coordinates
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605:21 January
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419:Facilities
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858:Kabri Dar
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782:Dire Dawa
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405:Fiat AS-1
210:Direction
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283:serving
239:Asphalt
217:Surface
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83:Operator
868:Mek'ele
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696:Portals
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398:History
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70:Summary
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848:Jijiga
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