city Dire Dawa: All Data

Dire Dawa is a city in Ethiopia. This page covers its chronology of mentions across 5,500 years of history, including capitals, battles, events and subdivisions. Part of Phersu Atlas.

1. Lists and Timelines

Dire Dawa : All the events that happened on its coordinates Dire Dawa : All the polities that existed on its coordinates Dire Dawa : Chronology

Dire Dawa: Chronology of Mentions

Note: For polities of antiquity, the listed capital or subdivision capital may also represent one or several of the most important cities of the region.

1876 AD
Mentioned in Event: Egyptian invasion of the Eastern Horn of Africa
1882 AD
Mentioned in Event: Anglo-Egyptian War
1885 AD
Mentioned in Event: Egyptian invasion of the Eastern Horn of Africa
1936 AD
Mentioned in Event: Graziani Offensive
1941 AD
Mentioned in Event: British invasion of Italian East Africa
1977 AD
Mentioned in Event: Somali Invasion of Ogaden
2025 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Region of Dire Dawa, part of Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia