Sheder شيذير |
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Town | |
Location in Ethiopia | |
Coordinates: 9°41′35″N 43°07′25″E / 9.69306°N 43.12361°ECoordinates: 9°41′35″N 43°07′25″E / 9.69306°N 43.12361°E | |
Country | Ethiopia |
Region | Somali Region |
District | Awbere (woreda), Faafan Zone |
Time zone | EAT (UTC+3) |
Climate | BSh |
Sheder (Somali: Sheedheer, Arabic: شيذير), also known as Shedheer or Shedher, is a town located in the western Faafan Zone in the Somali region of Ethiopia.
The town is primarily inhabited by the Aden Yoonis subclan of the Gadabuursi clan.
The Ethiopian Administration for Refugee and Returnee Affairs and the UNHCR together opened a new refugee camp at Awbere 13 July 2007. As of June 2012 13,553 individuals were resident at the camp, with a further 10,847 at the Sheder camp.