Definitions for "Jijiga"
Jijiga (also Jigjiga) is a city in eastern Ethiopia and the capital of the Somali Region (or kilil) of that country. It is located in the Jijiga Zone approximately 80 km east of Harar and 60 km west of the border with Somaliland (northern Somalia).
Jijiga is one of the 47 woredas in the Somali Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Jijiga Zone, Jijiga is bordered on the south by Babille, on the southwest by Gursum, on the west by the Oromia Region, on the north by the Shinile Zone, on the northeast by Awbere and on the southeast by the Degehabur Zone. Towns and cities in Jijiga include Jijiga and Chinhahsan.