Aysha, Ethiopia
| Aysha | |
|---|---|
  Aysha Location in Ethiopia | |
| Coordinates: 10°45′N 42°34′E / 10.750°N 42.567°E | |
| Country |
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| Region | Somali |
| Zone | Shinile |
| Elevation | 730 m (2,400 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 1,321 |
Aysha is a town in Ethiopia. It is situated about 36 kilometres (22 miles) South of the border with Djibouti and 20 km (12 mi) West of the border with Somalia. Located in the Shinile Zone in the Somali Region. This town served by a station on the Addis Ababa - Djibouti Railway.
History
Somali-Ethiopian war in 1963, a terrible massacre was perpetrated by the Ethiopian soldiers in Aysha, mainly populated by the Issa Somali. Among the latter, those who succeeded in fleeing arrived at Dikhil and Ali Sabieh in Djibouti.
Demographics
As of 2012, the population of Aysha has been estimated to be 1,321. The town's inhabitants belong to various mainly Afro-Asiatic-speaking ethnic groups, with the Issa Somali predominant.
Climate
Aysha has a hot desert climate (BWh) in Köppen-Geiger system.
| Climate data for Aysha | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 25.6 (78.1) |
28.0 (82.4) |
30.2 (86.4) |
32.1 (89.8) |
34.9 (94.8) |
37.3 (99.1) |
36.7 (98.1) |
35.7 (96.3) |
34.8 (94.6) |
32.2 (90) |
27.5 (81.5) |
26.0 (78.8) |
31.8 (89.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 16.0 (60.8) |
18.4 (65.1) |
20.1 (68.2) |
22.2 (72) |
24.4 (75.9) |
26.6 (79.9) |
24.9 (76.8) |
24.3 (75.7) |
25.1 (77.2) |
21.2 (70.2) |
18.4 (65.1) |
17.0 (62.6) |
21.6 (70.8) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 10 (0.39) |
10 (0.39) |
16 (0.63) |
30 (1.18) |
15 (0.59) |
7 (0.28) |
32 (1.26) |
50 (1.97) |
35 (1.38) |
8 (0.31) |
7 (0.28) |
3 (0.12) |
223 (8.78) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org, altitude: 730m[1] | |||||||||||||
References
- ↑ "Climate: Ali Sabieh - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 25 September 2016.