Liboi is a town in North Eastern Province

North Eastern Province (Kenya)

North Eastern Province is the third largest province in Kenya and has thirteen constituencies represented in the Kenya National Assembly.The region is home to a rare type of antelope called the Hirola, which is classified as an endangered species. The NFD's pastoralists also possess livestock in...

 of Kenya

Kenya

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. It is located 18 kilometres west of the Somali

Somalia

Somalia , officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under Socialist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory...

 border, and is an important border crossing point to Somalia. Liboi is located along the A3 road, 75 kilometres east of Dadaab

Dadaab

Dadaab is a semi-arid town in the North Eastern Province in Kenya. As of 2011, it hosts what is often described as the largest refugee camp in the world.-General:...

 and 175 kilometres east of Garissa

Garissa

Garissa is a city in the North Eastern Province of Kenya. It is the capital of both the province and Garissa District.-Overview:Garissa is located at and has a population of 65,881 inhabitants . The Tana River flows through the city....

, the provincial and district capital. Liboi is an administrative location

Locations of Kenya

||Locations are a type of administrative region in Kenya. Location are a fourth level subdivision below Provinces, Districts and Divisions. Locations are further subdivided into Sub-locations . As of 1999 census there were 2,427 locations and 6,612 sublocations in Kenya .Each division in Kenya is...

 in Liboi division, one of eleven administrative divisions of the Garissa District

Garissa District

Garissa District is an administrative district in the North Eastern Province of Kenya. Its capital town is Garissa. The district has a population of 329,939...

. Liboi location has a total population of 11,441 . Electorally Liboi is a ward and part of Lagdera Constituency

Lagdera Constituency

Lagdera Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of three constituencies in Garissa District. The constituency was established for the 1988 elections. The constituency has ten wards, all electing councillors for the Garissa County Council....

.

In the early 1990s, at the beginning of the Somali Civil War

Somali Civil War

The Somali Civil War is an ongoing civil war taking place in Somalia. The conflict, which began in 1991, has caused destabilisation throughout the country, with the current phase of the conflict seeing the Somali government losing substantial control of the state to rebel forces...

, Liboi was the site of a major refugee camp

Refugee camp

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; in 1992, fifty thousand Somalis were living near Liboi.

The town has an airstrip and a border post

Border checkpoint

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on the road to Somalia.