Ogaden (pronounced and often spelled Ogadēn, ) is a part of the
Somali Region in
Ethiopia. Sometimes known as "Abyssinian Somaliland," some locals refer to it as Ogadenia (Somali: Ogaadeeniya). The inhabitants are predominantly ethnic
Somali and
Muslim. The fact that some Somalis call the entire Somali region of Ethiopia "Ogadenia" is a cause of much friction in the region, because there are significant other clans in the Ogaden, such as the
Gadabuursi,
Sheikhal,
Hawiye and
Marehan. For this reason the titles "Somali Galbeed", which means "Western Somalia," is often preferred by supporters of the concept of
Greater Somalia.
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