Tadjourah Region

Coordinates: 11°47′N 42°54′E / 11.783°N 42.900°E / 11.783; 42.900
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Tadjourah Region
(Afar) Rakaakay Tagórri
(Somali) Gobolka Tajoora
Tadjourah
Area
 • Total7,100 km2 (2,700 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total115,149[1]
ISO 3166 codeDJ-TA

The Tadjourah Region

Tadjourah, it has an area of 7,100 square kilometres (2,700 sq mi). It lies along the Gulf of Tadjoura, and the coastal city of Tadjoura. The region has active salt and fisheries industries, and is served by the Tadjoura Airport. In total area, it is larger than Brunei and smaller than Cyprus
.

History

The boundaries of the present-day Djibouti nation state were established during the Scramble for Africa. The first French establishment in the Horn of Africa, and in 1884 they sign a treaty with the Afar.[2][3] The poet Arthur Rimbaud became a trader, and lived in Tadjoura from 1885 to 1886. He was the owner of a particular ship carrying weapons to be sold to the King of Shoa, cousin of the father of future Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie. In 1883 the French Somaliland (French: Côte française des Somalis) was officially founded.

Overview

Valley in the Goda Mountains.

The region is the largest of the country's 'six' (one of which is sometimes termed a city instead of a region, the country's eponymous capital with the bulk of the country's population,

Gulf of Tadjourah
to the southeast.

The capital of the Tadjourah Region is

Tadjourah city. Mousa Ali, the highest point in Djibouti is in the northern part. Tadjourah City is one of two ports in the northern part of the country. Administrative and customary center Tadjourah is also an important trading center. The small city also plays an important role in the political stability of Djibouti. The main towns are: Sagallou, Dorra Bankoualé, Randa, Adailou, Garbannab, Guirori, Kalaf, Assa-Gueyla, Balho, Bouyya, Mouddo, The Day and Ambado. Besides its deep religious tradition with its seven mosques it has far-reaching panoramas
.

Due to its many whitewashed buildings and structures, Tadjourah is known as the White City. Most people in the wider region are involved in marine commerce, including a large number of fishermen. The region has sandy beaches, tourism and trade. It exports salts from deposits around

semi-arid. For air transportation, the Tadjourah Region is served by the Tadjoura Airport
.

According to the 2009 Census, the local population consists of 89,567 individuals, 48,402 of whom are nomads.

Day Forest

Main article: Day Forest National Park
Day Forest National Park in the Goda Mountains

The region has the roughly circular Day Forest National Park in many, often precipitous valleys of the

Olea africana, Buxus hildebrandtii, and Tarchonanthus camphoratus
.

Climate

Elevations play a major factor in temperature, with the escarpments and plateaus on average 11 °C (52 °F) cooler, day or night. The climate of the coastal strip is influenced by warm ocean waters, keeping the closest parts free from extremes highs and providing occasional rainfall. The overnight lows in the highlands - the western half of the region - drop to about 50–59 °F (10–15 °C).

The annual mean statistics for some Tadjoura Region centres is shown below:

Town Min. Temp Max. Temp Rainfall
Tadjoura 22.2 °C (72.0 °F) 41.7 °C (107.1 °F) 186 mm (7.3 in)
Adailou 13.7 °C (56.7 °F) 34.4 °C (93.9 °F) 322 mm (12.7 in)
Randa 13.7 °C (56.7 °F) 34.7 °C (94.5 °F) 325 mm (12.8 in)
Airolaf 9.3 °C (48.7 °F) 31.9 °C (89.4 °F) 431 mm (17.0 in)
Dorra 19.0 °C (66.2 °F) 39.5 °C (103.1 °F) 161 mm (6.3 in)
Guirrari 15.5 °C (59.9 °F) 35.9 °C (96.6 °F) 265 mm (10.4 in)
Itki 11.3 °C (52.3 °F) 32.3 °C (90.1 °F) 418 mm (16.5 in)

Towns

Map of the Tadjourah Region.
Tadjourah Region
Town names
Tadjourah
Randa
`Assa Gaila
Adailou
Sagallo
Airolaf
Dorra
Balho
Guirrari
Bankouale
Mouddo
Debne
Ambabbo
Adoyla
Itki
Malaho
Bouyya
Karabti San

References

  • "Djibouti".
    World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. 2007-09-06. Archived from the original
    on June 13, 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-18.
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  2. ^ "Tracer des frontières à Djibouti". djibouti.frontafrique.org. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  3. ^ "Tracer des frontières à Djibouti". djibouti.frontafrique.org. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  4. ISBN 9781741049886
    . Retrieved 3 November 2012.
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