Jijiga
(most common name)

local/other name (English):
• Jijiga Zebu
• Jijjiga
• Ogaden Zebu
• Small Zebu

The Jijiga is a small Abyssinian Shorthorned Zebu (Ethiopian Lowland Zebu).

The Jijiga is indigenous to the area around the cities of Jijiga and West Harer — both of which are located north of the Ogaden Desert in the Ethiopian province of Hararghe.

This page was last updated on: 2024-05-31

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