This was opposed by the Oromia Region , so the federal government placed the city under its own jurisdiction to avoid territorial conflict between the two regions .
When the Somali Regional State was being established in 1993 , it wanted Dire Dawa to be its capital .
This was opposed by the Oromia Region , so the federal government placed the city under Dire Dawa 's own jurisdiction to avoid territorial conflict between the two regions .
When the Somali Regional State was being established in 1993 , it wanted Dire Dawa to be its capital .