El wak

El Wak, also Elwak is a town in Kenya, on the International border with Somalia.
El Wak, Kenya
El Wak, Kenya is located in Kenya
El Wak, Kenya
El Wak, Kenya
Location in Kenya
Coordinates: 02°48′10″N 40°55′39″E
CountryFlag of Kenya.svg Kenya
CountyMandera County

LocationEdit

The town is located in Mandera County, in extreme northeastern Kenya, approximately 177 kilometres (110 mi), by road, northeast of Wajir, the nearest large town.[1] El Wak, Kenya is approximately 169 kilometres (105 mi), by road southwest of the town of Mandera, where the county headquarters are located.[2] The coordinates of the town are: 2°48'10.0"N, 40°55'39.0"E (Latitude:2.802771; Longitude:40.927510).[3]

OverviewEdit

The town, which lies approximately halfway between Wajir and Mandera, is the southern end of the proposed Elwak–Mandera Road.[4] Directly across the border from El Wak is the neighborhood in Somalia called Bur Ache, in the greater El Wak, Somalia area.[3]The town has a new airstrip Elwak Airport, opened in February 2016.[5]

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