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Kelafo
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Town | |
Coordinates: 5°35′20″N 44°12′20″E / 5.58889°N 44.20556°E | |
Country | Ethiopia |
Region | Somali |
Zone | Gode |
Elevation | 233 m (764 ft) |
Population (2005) | |
• Total | 14,242 |
Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Kelafo (Somali: Qalaafe; Somali pronunciation: [qalaːfe], Amharic: ቀላፎ, romanized: Qällafo) is a town in eastern Ethiopia. Located in the Gode Zone of the Somali Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of 05°35′20″N 44°12′20″E / 5.58889°N 44.20556°E and an elevation of 233 meters above sea level.
The regional successor to the Muslim states of Ifat and Adal, the Ajuran Sultanate,[1] governed its territories from Qalafo along the upper Shabelle River in eastern Ogaden until its decline in the 17th century.[2]
The UN-OCHA-Ethiopia website provides details of the health clinic in Kelafo, which was built in 1991 with funds and equipment provided by the Australian government.[3] Kelafo is served by an airport (ICAO code HAKL), and a bridge across the Shebelle River which was scoured in the May 1995 floods.[4]
The Ajuuraan state is regarded as the successor to its more influential and resilient predecessors such as the Adal and Ifat
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