Dadaab

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Dadaab is a town in northeastern Kenya best known for hosting one of the world’s largest and longest-running refugee camp complexes.

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Label Occurrences
Dadaab refugee complex 3
Dadaab canonical 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf town
administeredBy Government of Kenya NERFINISHED
borderProximity close to Somalia
climate arid climate
country Kenya
distanceFromNairobi several hundred kilometers east of Nairobi
economy aid-driven economy
educationServices schools run with support from NGOs and UN agencies
ethnicGroup Somali people NERFINISHED
governedAs part of Garissa County administrative structure
hasPart Dadaab refugee complex NERFINISHED
hasRefugeeCamp Dagahaley refugee camp NERFINISHED
Hagadera refugee camp NERFINISHED
Ifo 2 refugee camp NERFINISHED
Ifo refugee camp NERFINISHED
Kambioos refugee camp NERFINISHED
healthServices health facilities supported by humanitarian organizations
hostCountryPolicy subject to Kenyan refugee policies
humanitarianRole major hub for refugee assistance in East Africa
infrastructure basic urban services influenced by refugee operations
knownFor hosting one of the world’s largest refugee camp complexes
hosting one of the world’s longest-running refugee camp complexes
languageSpoken English
Somali NERFINISHED
Swahili NERFINISHED
locatedIn Garissa County NERFINISHED
Northeastern Kenya NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone East Africa Time NERFINISHED
locatedOnContinent Africa
near Somalia border
partOf former North Eastern Province of Kenya NERFINISHED
populationCharacteristic large refugee population
predominantly Somali refugees
primaryReligion Islam NERFINISHED
refugeeOriginCountries Democratic Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED
Ethiopia NERFINISHED
Somalia NERFINISHED
South Sudan NERFINISHED
securityIssues affected by regional insecurity and conflict in Somalia
securityPresence Kenyan military presence
Kenyan police presence
supportedBy United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees NERFINISHED
international humanitarian organizations
transportConnection road link to Garissa
road link to Liboi
UTCOffset +3
waterSupply boreholes and trucked water for camps and host community

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North Eastern Province of Kenya hasRefugeeCampComplex Dadaab
this entity surface form: Dadaab refugee complex
Somalian famine of 2011 majorRefugeeCamp Dadaab
this entity surface form: Dadaab refugee complex
Somalia–Kenya border nearRefugeeCamp Dadaab
this entity surface form: Dadaab refugee complex