Damerjog
Damerjog
Dameerjoog | |
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Coordinates: 11°29′N 43°11′E / 11.483°N 43.183°E | |
Country | Djibouti |
Region | Arta Region |
Elevation | 20 m (70 ft) |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 3,500 |
Damerjog or Damerdjog (
Arabic: داميرجوغ, Somali: Dameerjoog) is a small village located in eastern Djibouti, populated by farmers and gardeners, located in the Arta Region, 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) southeast of the capital Djibouti, north of the border with Somaliland
.
History
The village was originally built on the
Front de Libération de la Côte des Somalis (FLCS)
hijacking a bus in 1976.
Today, the village of Damerjog is part of the region of Arta and has more than 3,500 inhabitants listed or not by the
terrorists and terrorist weapons and illegal immigration
to enter the Republic of Djibouti.
Geography
Damerjog is situated on a low-lying and round hill with an
above sea level. Damerjog is 9 kilometres (5 mi) north of Loyada, 14 kilometres (8 mi) northeast of Ali Oune, 16 kilometres (9 mi) south of Djibouti City (16 km), and 51 kilometres (31 mi) west of Arta. Agriculture in Damerjog depends mainly on water wells, crops grown in the area include oranges, beans, lemon, potatoes, tomatoes, onions, garlic, watermelon, papaya, guava
and many other types of fruits and vegetables.
Climate
Damerjog has a hot and semi-arid (Köppen climate classification BSh). The summer days are quite hot reaching 40 °C (104 °F), yet with moderate nights.
Climate data for Damerjog | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28.2 (82.8) |
28.9 (84.0) |
30.4 (86.7) |
32.3 (90.1) |
34.9 (94.8) |
38.7 (101.7) |
39.9 (103.8) |
38.9 (102.0) |
36.9 (98.4) |
33.2 (91.8) |
30.9 (87.6) |
28.5 (83.3) |
33.5 (92.3) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20.0 (68.0) |
23.4 (74.1) |
24.5 (76.1) |
25.9 (78.6) |
27.7 (81.9) |
30.5 (86.9) |
31.0 (87.8) |
29.9 (85.8) |
29.5 (85.1) |
26.2 (79.2) |
24.3 (75.7) |
21.0 (69.8) |
26.2 (79.1) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 12.0 (0.47) |
18.8 (0.74) |
20.3 (0.80) |
29.9 (1.18) |
16.7 (0.66) |
3.1 (0.12) |
6.2 (0.24) |
5.6 (0.22) |
6.1 (0.24) |
21.2 (0.83) |
22.4 (0.88) |
11.2 (0.44) |
173.5 (6.82) |
Source: Climate-Data.org, altitude: 20m[1] |
Demographics
As of 2021, the population of Damerjog has been estimated to be 3,500. The town inhabitants belong to various mainly
predominant.References
- ^ "Climate: Damerjog – Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 25 September 2016.