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Ijara
Ijara
	Ijara Location in Kenya
	Coordinates: 1°35′56″S 40°30′49″E / 1.598818°S 40.513544°E
Country	Kenya
County	Garissa County
Population (2019)
• Total	141,591
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)

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Ijara is a town and Sub-County in Garissa County, Kenya. It was previously capital of the former Ijara District. It is located 100 km north of Lamu and 180 km south of Garissa.

Alternate meanings

Ijara means rent in Arabic. Ijara (or Ijarah) is also a sharia-compliant form of mortgage similar to conventional rent-to-own. The process is also known as Ijara wa Iqtina, or rent with acquisition.

References

^ 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume I: Population by County and Sub-County; retrieved 8 April 2020.

This North Eastern Province (Kenya) location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[Census2019-1] 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume I: Population by County and Sub-County; retrieved 8 April 2020.

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+{{About|a town and district in eastern [[Kenya]]|Islamic jurisprudence on leasing and the leasing-based product in Islamic finance|Ijarah}}
-'''Ijara''' is a town in the [[North Eastern Province (Kenya)|North Eastern Province]] of [[Kenya]]. It is capital of the '''Ijara District'''. Ijara is a very remote town, it is located 100 km north of [[Lamu]] and 180 km south of [[Garissa]].
+{{Use Kenyan English|date=January 2023}}
+{{Infobox settlement
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+<!-- Population   ----------------------->
+|population_as_of       = 2019
+|population_footnotes   = <ref name="Census2019">[https://www.knbs.or.ke/?wpdmpro=2019-kenya-population-and-housing-census-volume-i-population-by-county-and-sub-county ''2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume I: Population by County and Sub-County'']; retrieved 8 April 2020.</ref>
+|population_note        =
+|population_total       = 141591
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+<!-- General information  --------------->
+|timezone               = [[East Africa Time|EAT]]
+|utc_offset             = +3
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+|coordinates            = {{coord|1.598818|S|40.513544|E|region:KE|display=inline,title}}
+<!-- |latd = 0|latm =27|lats =25|latNS =S
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+}}
+[[Image:Ijara Town.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Ijara, Kenya]]
-{{Kenya-geo-stub}}
+[[Image:Ijara HC.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Ijara Health Centre, Kenya]]
-[[Category:Towns in North Eastern Province (Kenya)]]
+'''Ijara''' is a town and [[Sub-Counties of Kenya|Sub-County]] in [[Garissa County]], [[Kenya]]. It was previously capital of the former [[Ijara District]].  It is located 100&nbsp;km north of [[Lamu]] and 180&nbsp;km south of [[Garissa]].
+==Alternate meanings==
+''Ijara'' means rent in Arabic.  '''Ijara'''  (or ''[[Ijazah|Ijarah]]'') is also a [[sharia]]-compliant form of mortgage similar to conventional [[rent-to-own]].  The process is also known as ''Ijara wa Iqtina'', or rent with acquisition.
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
+[[Category:Garissa County]]
+[[Category:Populated places in North Eastern Province (Kenya)]]
+{{NorthEasternKE-geo-stub}}