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Encyclopedia > Djibouti (city)
City of Djibouti
Ville de Djibouti
European Quarter, Djibouti City
Location of Djibouti City in Djibouti
Coordinates: 11°36′N 43°10′E / 11.6, 43.167
Country Republic of Djibouti
Founded 1888
Population
 - City 400,000 est
Djibouti port, fishing boat in front of container terminal

The city of Djibouti (Arabic: جيبوتي, Somali: Jabuuti, French: Ville de Djibouti) is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Djibouti. It lies on a peninsula that divides the Gulf of Aden from the Gulf of Tadjoura. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links DjiboutiCity-Djibouti. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... “Arabic” redirects here. ... Capital City is a 60-minute television show produced by Euston Films that ran for 13 episodes in 1989 on ITV. This drama focused on the lives of investment bankers in London living and working on the corporate trading floor for the fictional international bank Shane-Longman. ... A peninsula in Croatia A peninsula is a piece of land that is bordered on three or more sides by water. ... Gulf of Aden in 1860 The Gulf of Aden (Arabic: خليج عدن; transliterated: Khalyj Adan) is located in the Indian Ocean between Yemen on the south coast of the Arabian Peninsula and Somalia in Africa. ... The Gulf of Tadjoura is a gulf or basin of the Indian Ocean in the Horn of Africa, lying to the south of the straits of Bab-el-Mandeb, or the entrance to the Red Sea. ...


Djibouti has the same status as the country's five regions. The metropolitan territory borders Arta Region to the south and west, and the Gulf of Tadjourah/Gulf of Aden to the north. Djibouti is home to a population of around 400,000 people, its planned centre having been divided into the former European and African quarters. A region can be any area that has some unifying feature. ... Arta is a newly created region in Djibouti. ...


The Djibouti-Addis Ababa Railway runs from the city to Addis Ababa, while it is also home to the Djibouti-Ambouli International Airport. Northwest of the city centre lies the cities port, used for international trade, fishing and by ferries to Obock and Tadjoura. The Imperial Railway Company of Ethiopia (often referred to by its French name Compagnie Impériale des Chemins de Fer Éthiopiens) was a semi-private firm founded in 1894 to build and operate a railway across eastern Ethiopia from Addis Ababa to the port of Djibouti in what was at... For the long-distance runner, see Addis Abebe. ... Djibouti-Ambouli International Airport (IATA: JIB, ICAO: HDAM) is an airport in Djibouti City, Djibouti. ... Image:Port of djibouti This article is considered orphaned, since there are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Fishing is the activity of hunting for fish by hooking, trapping, or gathering. ... The ferryboat Dongan Hills, filled with commuters, about to dock at a New York City pier, circa 1945. ... Obock (also Obok, Ubuk) is a small port town of Djibouti, located on the northern shore of the Gulf of Tadjoura where it opens out into the Gulf of Aden. ... Tadjoura is the oldest town in Djibouti. ...


Founded as a seaport in 1888 by the Catalan Eloi Pino, Djibouti became the capital of French Somaliland in 1891, replacing Tadjourah. It has remained the capital for the succeeding colonial government of French Territory of the Afars and the Issas, as well as for the independent country of Djibouti. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Port. ... For the toll-free telephone number see Toll-free telephone number Year 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The Catalans are an ethnic group or nationality whose homeland is Catalonia, or the Principality of Catalonia (Catalan: Catalunya, or Principat de Catalunya), which is a historical region in southern Europe, embracing a territory situated in the north-east of Spain and an adjoining portion of southern France. ... The Republic of Djibouti (جيبوتي) is a country in eastern Africa, located in the Horn of Africa. ... Year 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The Republic of Djibouti (جيبوتي) is a country in eastern Africa, located in the Horn of Africa. ...


One travel writer describes Djibouti as having an identity problem, "it is the sedentary capital of a nomadic people, an African city designed like a European settlement and a kind of French Hong Kong in the Red Sea."[1] Features of Djibouti City include beaches along its eastern shore and the large Central Market, the national stadium Stade du Ville, the Presidential Palace and Hamouli Mosque. Location of the Red Sea The Red Sea is an inlet of the Indian Ocean between Africa and Asia. ... For other uses, see Beach (disambiguation). ... The new Wembley Stadium in London is the most expensive stadium ever built; it has a seating capacity of 90,000 This article is about the building type. ... Stade du Ville is a multi-use stadium in Djibouti, Djibouti. ... The official residence of the President of India. ...


Notes

  1. ^ Africa on a Shoestring (London: Lonely Planet, 2004), p. 698.

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Regions of Djibouti

Ali Sabieh · Arta · Dikhil · Djibouti (city) · Obock · Tadjourah Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Djibouti is divided into five regions and one city. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Djibouti. ... Ali Sabieh is a region in Djibouti. ... Arta is a newly created region in Djibouti. ... Dikhil is a region in Djibouti. ... Obock is a region in Djibouti. ... Tadjourah is a region in Djibouti. ...

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