Weʽa
town in Arta, Djibouti
Weʽa or Wêʽa (Arabic: وع, Somali: Weeca) is a town in the Arta Region of Djibouti. It is located on the RN-1 National Highway, which connects it to Djibouti City, located some 37 kilometres (23 miles) to the east. Weʽa is the second largest city in the Arta Region after Arta and before Damerjog. It is the primary transportation hub in western Djibouti via highway. The town is situated in a small valley.
History
Weʽa's place-name literally means "turn" in the Afro-Asiatic Somali language. It later formed a part of the French Somaliland protectorate in the first half of the 20th century.
Overview
Weʽa lies on the RN-1 National Highway.
Weʽa is 36 kilometres (22 mi) west of Djibouti City, 21 kilometres (13 mi) east of Omar Jagaa, 63 kilometres (39 mi) northeast of Mouloud, and 59 kilometres (36 mi) south of Ali Sabieh. Public buses go from Djibouti City to Weʽa, taking about half an hour to get to the town.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 30, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q3358002. Authority coordinates are 11.503, 42.855. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.
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This entry incorporates text from “Weʽa” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.