What is "shinile"

Shinile is one of the woredas in the Somali Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Shinile Zone, Shinile is bordered on the south by Dire Dawa, on the west by Erer, on the north by the Afar region, on the east by Ayesha, and on the southeast by Dembel and Jijiga Zone. Towns in Shinile include Adigale, Harewa, Milo, and Shinile; villages include Jaldessa.

The average elevation in this woreda is 759 meters above sea level. , Shinile has 365 kilometers of community roads; about 20.2% of the total population has access to drinking water. The track of the Addis Ababa - Djibouti Railway crosses this woreda, running in a direct course southwest from Adigale to Dire Dawa.

Shinile (also transliterated Ghinièle) is a town in eastern Ethiopia. Located in the Shinile Zone of the Somali Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of with an elevation of 1079 meters above sea level. The first station of the Addis Ababa - Djibouti Railway east of Dire Dawa is at Shinile.