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Dire Dawa, Ethiopiai
Regional Level Types
Dire DawaChartered City
EthiopiaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Dire Dawa252,279 (2015)
Mindat Locality ID:
210606
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:210606:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Amharic:
ድሬዳዋ, ኢትዮጵያ
French:
Dire Dawa, Éthiopie
German:
Dire Dawa, Äthiopien
Italian:
Dire Daua, Etiopia
Russian:
Дыре-Дауа, Эфиопия
Simplified Chinese:
德雷达瓦, 埃塞俄比亚
Spanish:
Dire Dawa, Etiopía
Arabic:
ديرة داوا, إثيوبيا
Basque:
Dire Dawa, Etiopia
Belarusian:
Дырэ-Дауа, Эфіопія
Bengali:
ডাইরে ডাওয়, ইথিওপিয়া
Breton:
Dire Dawa, Etiopia
Bulgarian:
Дире Дава, Етиопия
Catalan:
Dire Dawa, Etiòpia
Cebuano:
Dire Dawa Zone, Etiopia
Croatian:
Dire Dawa, Etiopija
Czech:
Dire Dawa, Etiopie
Danish:
Dire Dawa, Etiopien
Dutch:
Dire Dawa, Ethiopië
Esperanto:
Dire-Daŭo, Etiopio
Estonian:
Dire Dawa, Etioopia
Farsi/Persian:
دیرداوه, اتیوپی
Finnish:
Dire Dawa, Etiopia
Georgian:
დირე-დაუა, ეთიოპია
Greek:
Ντίρε Ντάουα, Αιθιοπία
Gujarati:
ડિરે ડાવા, ઇથિયોપિયા
Hausa:
Dire Dawa, Habasha
Hebrew:
דירה דאווה, אתיופיה
Hindi:
डिरे डावा, इथियोपिया
Hungarian:
Dire Dawa, Etiópia
Indonesian:
Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
Japanese:
ディレ・ダワ, エチオピア
Kannada:
ಡೈರ್ ದವಾ, ಇತಿಯೋಪಿಯ
Korean:
디레다와, 에티오피아
Latin:
Dire Dawa, Aethiopia
Latvian:
Dire Dava, Etiopija
Lithuanian:
Diredava, Etiopija
Malay:
Dire Dawa, Habsyah
Marathi:
डिरे दावा, इथियोपिया
Mongolian:
Дыре-Дауа, Этиоп
Norwegian:
Dire Dawa, Etiopia
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Dire Dawa, Etiopia
Polish:
Dire Daua, Etiopia
Portuguese:
Dire Dawa, Etiópia
Romanian:
Dire Dawa, Etiopia
Scots:
Dire Dawa, Ethiopie
Serbian:
Дире Дава, Етиопија
Serbo-Croatian:
Dire Dava, Etiopija
Shona:
Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
Sinhalese:
ඩයර් ඩවා, ඉතියෝපියාව
Somali:
Diridhabe, Itoobiya
Swahili:
Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
Swedish:
Dire Dawa, Etiopien
Tamil:
டிரே டாவா, எதியோப்பியா
Telugu:
డైర్ డావా, ఇథియోపియా
Thai:
ไดล์ ดาวา, ประเทศเอธิโอเปีย
Traditional Chinese:
德雷達瓦, 埃塞俄比亞
Turkish:
Dire Dawa, Etiyopya
Ukrainian:
Дире-Дауа, Ефіопія
Urdu:
دیرہ داوا, ایتھوپیا
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Diredava, Efiopiya
Vietnamese:
Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
Waray:
Dire Dawa, Etiyopya


Chartered city in Ethiopia.

Rock Types Recorded

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Rock list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

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List of minerals for each chemical element

Fossils

There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences57
Youngest Fossil Listed151 Ma (Late Jurassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed161 Ma (Jurassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Latusastrea
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Heterocoeniidae : Latusastrea161.2 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Aspidoceras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Aspidoceratidae : Aspidoceras161.2 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Perisphinctes
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Perisphinctidae : Perisphinctes161.2 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Belemnites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Belemnitida : Belemnites161.2 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Isoarca
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Isoarca161.2 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Arctica
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Arcticidae : Arctica155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Lucina
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : Lucina161.2 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Homomya
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadomyidae : Homomya161.2 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Rhynchonella
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Rhynchonellidae : Rhynchonella161.2 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Pseudocoenia limbata
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylinidae : Pseudocoenia : Pseudocoenia limbata161.2 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Calamophylliopsis flabellum
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Dermosmiliidae : Calamophylliopsis : Calamophylliopsis flabellum161.2 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Xestosina suprajurensis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Postepithyrididae : Xestosina : Xestosina suprajurensis155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Camptonectes lens
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Camptonectes : Camptonectes lens161.2 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Allocoeniopsis luciensis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Actinastreidae : Allocoeniopsis : Allocoeniopsis luciensis161.2 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Isastrea explanata
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Isastrea : Isastrea explanata161.2 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Somalirhynchia africana
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Tetrarhynchiidae : Somalirhynchia : Somalirhynchia africana157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Terebratula bisuffarcinata
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Terebratulidae : Terebratula : Terebratula bisuffarcinata161.2 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Monsardithyris ruspolii
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Lissajousithyrididae : Monsardithyris : Monsardithyris ruspolii161.2 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Mytilus jurensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Mytilus : Mytilus jurensis161.2 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Modiolus (Modiolus) imbricatus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Modiolus : Modiolus (Modiolus) imbricatus161.2 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Arcomytilus laitmairensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Arcomytilus : Arcomytilus laitmairensis161.2 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Inoperna perplicata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Inoperna : Inoperna perplicata161.2 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Actinostreon gregareum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Palaeolophidae : Actinostreon : Actinostreon gregareum161.2 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Nanogyra (Nanogyra) nana
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Nanogyra : Nanogyra (Nanogyra) nana161.2 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Plagiostoma harronis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Limidae : Plagiostoma : Plagiostoma harronis161.2 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Ceratomya excentrica
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadida : Ceratomyidae : Ceratomya : Ceratomya excentrica155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Thracia incerta
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Thraciida : Thraciidae : Thracia : Thracia incerta161.2 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Brachyseris curtata
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Latomeandridae : Brachyseris : Brachyseris curtata161.2 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Terebratula gortanii
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Terebratulidae : Terebratula : Terebratula gortanii161.2 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Waldheimia schlosseri
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Terebratellidae : Magellania : Waldheimia schlosseri161.2 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Eligmus rollandi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Malleidae : Eligmus : Eligmus rollandi161.2 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Pecten (Chlamys) erlangeri
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Chlamys : Pecten (Chlamys) erlangeri161.2 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Astarte coxi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Astartidae : Astarte : Astarte coxi161.2 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Mactromya quadrata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Mactromyidae : Mactromya : Mactromya quadrata161.2 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Pholadomya (Bucardiomya) protei
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadomyida : Pholadomyidae : Pholadomya : Pholadomya (Bucardiomya) protei155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Pholadomya stefaninii
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadomyidae : Pholadomya : Pholadomya stefaninii161.2 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Thracia depressa
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Thraciida : Thraciidae : Thracia : Thracia depressa161.2 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Cercomya bottegoi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Laternulidae : Cercomya : Cercomya bottegoi155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Globularia coxi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Architaenioglossa : Ampullinidae : Globularia : Globularia coxi161.2 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Calamophyllia ducreti
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Calamophylliidae : Calamophyllia : Calamophyllia ducreti161.2 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Stromatoporina douvillei
species
Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Axinellida : Stromatoporina : Stromatoporina douvillei161.2 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Actinostromaria hararina
species
Animalia : Porifera : Demospongiae : Axinellida : Actinostromariidae : Actinostromaria : Actinostromaria hararina161.2 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Burgundia corrugata
species
Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Burgundiidae : Burgundia : Burgundia corrugata161.2 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Nerinea desvoidyi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Nerineidae : Nerinea : Nerinea desvoidyi161.2 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Eopecten velatus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Eopecten : Eopecten velatus161.2 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Perisphinctes gallarum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Perisphinctidae : Perisphinctes : Perisphinctes gallarum161.2 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Aspidoceras somalicum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Aspidoceratidae : Aspidoceras : Aspidoceras somalicum161.2 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Aspidoceras argobbae
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Aspidoceratidae : Aspidoceras : Aspidoceras argobbae161.2 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Belemnites (Belemnopsis) tanganensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Belemnitidae : Belemnites : Belemnites (Belemnopsis) tanganensis161.2 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 3 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dire_Dawa
Wikidata ID:Q193486
GeoNames ID:444182

Localities in this Region

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Somali PlateTectonic Plate

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