Habaswein
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Location of Habaswein | |
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Country | Kenya |
County | Wajir County |
Population | |
• Urban | 20,000 |
Time zone | EAT (UTC+3) |
Habaswein is a settlement in Kenya's Wajir County, which is almost exclusively inhabited by ethnic Somalis.
The name Habeswein literally means a lot of dust; local tale has that there is a lot of dust during the winter period.
The town falls under Wajir South Constituency.
It has lakes, seasonal rivers/streams and agricultural valleys. The lakes are: Lake Bor, Lake Bissike, Lake Bogol, Lake Duup, Waratiris (stream), Abakfin, Ibrahim Ure, Shuub waraba, Injir, Lake Dima, Qote, Shimbirey and Quarintil.
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