Pictures from Google Image Search

Ogaden

Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names | 2005 | | © Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names 2005, originally published by Oxford University Press 2005. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Ogaden, Ethiopia A desert region named after the Ogaden people. Largely populated by Somali nomads, it has long beeen claimed by Somalia, whose government calls it Western Somalia.

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

  • MLA
  • Chicago
  • APA

JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Ogaden." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. Oxford University Press. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 16 Nov. 2009 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Ogaden." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. Oxford University Press. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (November 16, 2009). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Ogaden.html

JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Ogaden." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. Oxford University Press. 2005. Retrieved November 16, 2009 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Ogaden.html

Learn more about citation styles

Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research

(Including press releases, facts, information, and biographies)

Uzbekistan Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Report Q4 2008.
M2 Presswire; 1/30/2009; 700+ words ; ...January 2009-Research and Markets: Uzbekistan Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Report...researchandmarkets.com/research/0ede40/uzbekistan_pharmac) has announced the addition of the "Uzbekistan Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Report...
Uzbekistan-Germany Friendship Society set to extend ties.
News Wire article from: UzReport; 1/31/2008; 700+ words ; ...January 31 (UzReport.com): The Uzbekistan-Germany Friendship Society is a non...enlightenment ties between the people of Uzbekistan and Germany. Among the main goals of...and objective view of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Germany as a sovereign, democratic...
Uzbekistan wants access to Pakistani ports.
News Wire article from: UzReport; 9/2/2008; 700+ words ; ...Ambassador Oybek Arif Usmanov has said Uzbekistan will consider entering into a tri...interview ahead of the 17th anniversary of Uzbekistan Independence on 1 September, Usmanov said Pakistan and Uzbekistan had great potential to increase bilateral...
UZBEKISTAN - The Oil/Gas E&P Potentials.
Newspaper article from: APS Review Gas Market Trends; 10/6/2008; 700+ words ; Uzbekistan's petroleum potentials, including...interested in a landlocked country like Uzbekistan, which is far from existing outlets...system discouraging potential investors. Uzbekistan is a gas-prone country. Its oil reserves...
UZBEKISTAN MAY EASE US USE OF TERRITORY PRESENCE OF TROOPS IS ACKNOWLEDGED
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 10/13/2001; ; 700+ words ; TASHKENT, Uzbekistan - This former Soviet republic yesterday...national television here, said that Uzbekistan had agreed to let American forces use...to leave open the possibility that Uzbekistan may be used as a launching ground for...
Uzbekistan leader takes unprecedented step
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 10/14/2001; ; 700+ words ; AMERICA AT WAR FIGHTING TERRORISM Uzbekistan leader takes unprecedented step Country...Sunday, October 14, 2001 Tashkent, Uzbekistan -- There's never been much ambiguity...s position on Islamic terrorists in Uzbekistan. "Such people should be shot in the...
UZBEKISTAN: PULLOUT FROM CIS PACT UNDERCUTS MOSCOW'S CLOUT
News Wire article from: Inter Press Service English News Wire; 2/16/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...1999 MOSCOW, Feb. 16 (IPS) -- Uzbekistan's decision this month to pull out...woes. Now, analysts here warn that Uzbekistan's abandonment of the CIS defense pact...drive for post-Soviet integration. "Uzbekistan is going to leave the Treaty on CIS...
Uzbekistan wins regional qualifying in Asian 5 nations.
News Wire article from: UzReport; 6/15/2009; 700+ words ; ...TASHKENT, June 15 (UzReport.com): Uzbekistan cruised past Kyrgyzstan 31-12 at the Stadium Yoshlik in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on 13 June to win its regional tournament...Mongolia rebounded to overcome Uzbekistan B 36-12 for a third place finish...
Uzbekistan's empty promises; U.S. aid there must be linked to respect for human rights.(OPED)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 3/12/2002; 700+ words ; ...say he has won the war on terrorism. Uzbekistan's President Islam Karimov, now making...group known as the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, or IMU, which raided Uzbek territory...reportedly killed by U.S. bombing. Uzbekistan's ethnic allies in the Northern Alliance...
Uzbekistan hopeful U.S. troops will bring prosperity that will stick.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 10/11/2001; ; 700+ words ; TASHKENT, Uzbekistan _ This former Soviet Republic has become...carried letters from President Bush to Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov, said a senior...senior official said, Bush promised Uzbekistan a "qualitatively new relationship...

Related entries from encyclopedias, dictionaries, and thesauruses

Uzbekistan
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Physical Geography Uzbekistan Official name: Republic of Uzbekistan Area: 447,400 square kilometers (172,741 square miles...None Territorial sea limits: None 1 LOCATION AND SIZE Uzbekistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia, located north...
Uzbekistan and Uzbeks
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History UZBEKISTAN AND UZBEKS The Uzbeks are a people who...majority of Uzbeks live in the country of Uzbekistan, which is located among the states...Shan and Pamir mountains to the east. Uzbekistan has an area of 447,400 square kilometers...
Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) is a coalition of Islamic militants from Uzbekistan and other Central Asian states opposed to Uzbekistani President Islom Karimov's secular regime. Before the counterterrorism...
Uzbeks
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...none Orientation Identification. Uzbekistan ranks third in population of the former...the largest of the four republics (Uzbekistan, Tajikstan, Turkmenistan, and Kyrgyzstan...Karakalpak Republic. The vast majority of Uzbekistan's population belongs to Turkic-speaking...
Karakalpaks
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...ALTERNATE NAMES: Qoraqolpoqlar LOCATION: Uzbekistan (territory of Karakalpakistan); Kazakstan...their territory is within independent Uzbekistan. The Karakalpaks' ancestors originally...lies in the northwestern part of Uzbekistan. It occupies nearly 40 percent of Uzbekistan...

Find thousands of answers for hundreds of subjects at Smart QandA .

All answers verified by trusted sources at Encyclopedia.com

Try Smart QandA now!

For students and teachers!

Encyclopedia.com provides students and teachers facts, information, and biographies from verified, citable sources, including:

Encyclopedia.com provides students and teachers facts, information, and biographies from verified, citable sources, including: