El Wak
E837606
El Wak is a small border town in northeastern Kenya near the Somali frontier, serving as a local trading and transit hub in the arid region.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | town ⓘ |
| borderCrossingType | road border crossing ⓘ |
| borderTownWith | Somalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | arid climate ⓘ |
| climateClassification | semi-arid to arid ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | approximately 2.80°N 40.92°E ⓘ |
| country | Kenya ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | North Eastern Province (former) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dominantEthnicGroup | Somali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Somali ⓘ Swahili NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRoadConnectionTo |
Garissa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mandera NERFINISHED ⓘ Wajir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTransportFacility | airstrip ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Mandera County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInEcologicalZone | arid and semi-arid lands of Kenya ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Northeastern Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Kenya–Somalia border
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Somalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity |
pastoralism
ⓘ
trade ⓘ |
| role |
local trading hub
ⓘ
transit hub ⓘ |
| timeZone | East Africa Time ⓘ |
| usedFor |
movement of goods between Kenya and Somalia
ⓘ
movement of people between Kenya and Somalia ⓘ |
| UTCOffset | +3 ⓘ |
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