Dadaab, called Dhadhaab in Somali, is a semi-arid town in Garissa County in eastern Kenya. It is the site of a base of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, which runs the centre with funding from foreign donors. As of 31 May 2026 the base hosted 417,767 registered refugees and asylum seekers in four camps, Dagahaley, Hagadera, Ifo and Ifo 2, which makes the complex one of the largest refugee settlements in the world after Kutupalong. In 2013 UNHCR and the governments of Kenya and Somalia signed a tripartite agreement that made possible the repatriation of Somali refugees from the complex.
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Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. GeoNames: GeoNames search results for Dadaab, Kenya
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population 11,525
2. Opentopodata: Opentopodata SRTM 90 m elevation at Dadaab, Kenya
OpentopodataSRTM 90 m elevation, metres
"elevation": 125.0
SRTM 90 m elevation, banded by the atlas thresholds
"elevation": 125.0
View the Source 3. Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koppen-Geiger climate classification updated (ASCII data)
Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)grid cell 0.25 40.25Quote, grid cell 0.25 40.25
0.25 40.25 BSh
4. GeoNames: GeoNames: Kenya country page
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Timezone Africa/Nairobi
Dadaab (Wikipedia)
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Dadaab (Somali: Dhadhaab) is a semi-arid town in Garissa County, Kenya.
Kenya (Wikipedia)
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Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa.
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