page_title: Jijiga
hierarchical_section_title: Jijiga
caption_attribution_description: English: Main Street
context_page_description: Jijiga is a city in the Somali Region of Ethiopia. It became the capital of the Somali Regional State in 1995 after it was moved from Godey. Located in the Fafan Zone with 60 km west of the border with Somalia, the city has an elevation of 1,609 metres above sea level.
context_section_description: Jijiga (Amharic: ጂጂጋ; Somali: Jigjiga) is a city in the Somali Region of Ethiopia.  It became the capital of the Somali Regional State in 1995 after it was moved from Godey . Located in the Fafan Zone with 60 km (37 mi) west of the border with Somalia, the city has an elevation of 1,609 metres above sea level.
caption: Jijiga city centre
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