City Was “Founded in 1920”
Degahbur (also spelled Degehabur) is the administrative and commercial hub of Jarar zone in the Somali Regional State of Ethiopia, and a city council it self. Located roughly 795 km southeast of Addis Ababa and about 160 km southeast of Jijiga, the town covers about 15 km² at an elevation of 1,044 m above sea level. Established in 1920 as a settlement and upgraded in 2012 as a third‑gradeurban center, Degahbur city anchors services for a large pastoral‑agro‑pastoral hinterland,concentrates government offices, markets (including livestock markets), and transport nodes.
