Djibouti City is the capital and largest city of Djibouti. Founded as a sea port in 1888 by France, it lies on a peninsula dividing the Gulf of Aden from the Gulf of Tadjoura. It is located at 11°36' North, 43°10' East (11.60, 43.1667). The city became the national capital in 1891, succeeding Tadjourah. In politics a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has an alternative meaning based on an alternative meaning of capital) is the principal city or town associated with its government. ... Categories: Stub | Commercial item transport and distribution | Transportation ... 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... A peninsula is a geographical formation consisting of an extension of land from a larger body, surrounded by water on three sides. ... The Gulf of Aden 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. ... 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

The city is home to a population of around 400,000 people, its planned centre being divided into the former European and African quarters. North west of the centre lies the port, used for international trade, fishing and by ferries to Obock and Tadjoura. Fishing from a Pier Fishing is a term applied to any activity which aims to capture fish or shellfish for subsistence, scientific, commercial or recreational purposes. ... The Pride of Burgundy, a P&O Ferries car ferry on the Dover-Calais route A ferry is a boat or a ship carrying passengers, and sometimes their vehicles, on short-distance, scheduled services. ... 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. ...

Features of Djibouti City include beaches on its eastern shore and the large Central Market, the national stadium, Presidential Palace and Hamouli Mosque. Trains run from the city to Addis Ababa, while it is also home to the Djibouti-Ambouli International Airport. A beach or strand is a geological formation consisting of loose rock particles such as sand, shingle, cobble, or even shell along the shoreline of a body of water. ... The Olympia Stadium: start and finish lines visible, defining the length of one stadium (in this case 192. ... Presidential Palace in Warsaw. ... average temperature and precipitations per month Addis Ababa (Amharic አዲስ አበባ, new flower) is the capital of Ethiopia. ...