What is "harshin"

Harshin is one of the woredas in the Somali Region of Ethiopia. The easternmost woreda of the Jijiga Zone, Harshin is bordered on the south by the Degehabur Zone, on the west by Kebri Beyah, and on the northeast by Somalia. The major town in Harshin is Harshin.

The Ethiopian De-mining Office reported in November 2008 that it had cleared land mines planted in Harshin as part of the four million square meters of land the office had cleared in the Somali Region.