What is "dewele"

Dewele (French Douanlé or Daouenlé) is a town on the Ethiopia and Djibouti border. Located in the Shinile Zone in the Somali Region this town has a longitude and latitude of with an elevation of 898 meters above sea level. Nearby towns and villages include Dikhil (15.8 nm), Ali Sabieh (8.7 nm), Assamo (9.5 nm), Rahele (10.7 nm), Ferate (11.2 nm) and Meru (13.1 nm).

Dewele is served by a station on the Addis Ababa - Djibouti Railway. It serves as an official crossing point between Djibouti and Ethiopia, with a customs post. In the mid-1960s, gypsum was excavated near the town, then transported to a factory in Dire Dawa to be used in the manufacture cement and plaster of Paris.