Damerjog

Coordinates: 11°29′N 43°11′E / 11.483°N 43.183°E / 11.483; 43.183
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Damerjog
Dameerjoog
Damerjog is located in Djibouti
Damerjog
Damerjog
Location in Djibouti
Coordinates: 11°29′N 43°11′E / 11.483°N 43.183°E / 11.483; 43.183
CountryDjibouti
RegionArta Region
Elevation
20 m (70 ft)
Population
(2021)
 • Total3,500

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
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

Afro-Asiatic-speaking ethnic groups, with the Issa Somali
predominant.

References

  1. ^ "Climate: Damerjog – Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 25 September 2016.