El Wak, Kenya
{{Short description|Border town in Kenya}}
{{Use Kenyan English|date=January 2023}}
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El Wak, also Elwak, is a town in Kenya, on the international border with Somalia. The name El Wak translates into "the well of God". There are about 50 wells spread across the town, each approximately 60 feet deep with interconnected underground passages.
Location
The town is located in Mandera County, in extreme north eastern Kenya, approximately {{convert|177|km|0}} northeast of Wajir, the nearest large town.{{cite web|accessdate=1 April 2016|last=GFC |
url=http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Kenya_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=El%20Wak%2C%20Mandera%2C%20Kenya&toplace=Wajir%2C%20Kenya%2C&dt1=ChIJjfxmBA917BcRliU82Cmszb0&dt2=ChIJHQXK9RWy8hcR7JAfWR4RXlY |date=1 April 2016| publisher=Glbefeed.com (GFC)|title=Distance between El Wak, Mandera, Kenya and Wajir, Kenya}} El Wak, Kenya is approximately {{convert|169|km|0}}, southwest of the town of Mandera, where the county headquarters are located.{{cite web|accessdate=1 April 2016|date=1 April 2016|last=GFC |
url=http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Kenya_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=El%20Wak%2C%20Mandera%2C%20Kenya&toplace=Mandera%2C%20Kenya%2C&dt1=ChIJjfxmBA917BcRliU82Cmszb0&dt2=ChIJYb7fTqJjwhcRF-c5FnIgLOE |
title= Distance between El Wak, Mandera, Kenya and Mandera, Kenya|
publisher=Globefeed.com (GFC)}} The coordinates of the town are: 2°48'10.0"N, 40°55'39.0"E (Latitude:2.802771; Longitude:40.927510).{{google maps|accessdate=1 April 2016| url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/2%C2%B048'10.0%22N+40%C2%B055'39.0%22E/@2.4541195,40.9873316,7.46z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0 |title=Location of El Wak, Mandera County, Kenya}}
Overview
The town, which lies approximately halfway between Wajir and Mandera, is the southern end of the proposed Elwak–Mandera Road.{{cite web|
url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201603280917.html|title=Kenya: State to Tarmac Roads, Construct Dams in Mandera|accessdate=1 April 2016|
date=28 March 2016 |newspaper=Daily Nation via AllAfrica.com| location=Nairobi|first=Manase |last=Otsialo}} Directly across the border from El Wak is the neighbourhood in Somalia called Bur Ache, in the greater El Wak, Somalia area. The town has a new airstrip Elwak Airport, opened in February 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2016/02/25/new-airstrip-to-open-up-elwak-town_c1301252| title=New airstrip to open up Elwak town|date=25 February 2016|accessdate=1 April 2016|last=Star Correspondent|newspaper=The Star (Kenya)| location=Nairobi}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.kenha.co.ke/ Website of Kenya National Highways Authority]
- [https://marsabitadventurer.wordpress.com/2011/08/05/the-road-to-el-wak-mandera/ The Road to El Wak, Mandera]
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Category:Populated places in Mandera County