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Holidays Djibouti  -  Travel information Djibouti.

Former French Territory of the Afars and Issas and before French Somaliland in the 'Horn of Africa'.

Regions in Djibouti : Ali Sabih, Arta, Dikhil, Djibouti, Obock, Tadjoura.

Djibouti is a developing African country located on the shore of the Red Sea. It gained independence from France in 1977 and is governed by an elected president and parliament. Approximately two-thirds of its population of 650,000 reside in the capital, also called Djibouti (or Djibouti City). Modern tourist facilities and communications links are limited and are virtually non-existent outside the capital. Although there is no formal dress code, travelers should dress modestly in deference to local custom and culture, especially when visiting remote areas 

Djibouti is bordered by Eritrea in the north, Ethiopia in the west and south, and Somalia in the south east. The remainder of the border is formed by the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. Yemen, on the Arabian Peninsula, is only 20 km from the coast of Djibouti.

Capital City Djibouti : Djibouti. 


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Hotels in Djibouti

 
Centrally located hotels ranging from small family run budget accommodation to world-class five star hotels.

 

 Sheraton Hotel in Djibouti City
 La Palmeraie in Dikhil
 La Palmeraie in Ali-Sabieh
 Corto Maltese in Tadjoura
 Hotel du Golfe in Tadjoura

Travel Agents / Tour Operators

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 Itinérances  -  26, rue Botzaris - 75019 PARIS - Tél : 01 40 40 75 15
 Club Aventure  - 18, rue Seguier - 75006 PARIS - Tél : 01 44 32 69 44
 Aquareve  -  52, bd Sébastopol - 75003 PARIS - Tél : 01 48 87 55 78 (plongées sous-marine)
 Blue Lagon  -  9, rue de Maubeuge - 75009 PARIS - Tél : 01 42 82 95 40 (plongées sous-marine)

Travel Guides Djibouti / Related Books

Ethiopia, Eritrea and Djibouti - Lonely Planet Country Guide 
Frances Linzee Gordon
This guide explores the region's national parks, historical sites, tribal villages, modern cities and old monasteries. It contains practical advice for independent travellers, covering getting around and where to stay. It also offers details of the region's tribes and languages.
Paperback 496 pages (November 2000); Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications; Language: English; ISBN: 086442292X
Rebuilding Somaliland: Issues and Possibilities 
Paperback 402 pages (June 1, 2005); Publisher: Red Sea Press; Language: English; ISBN: 1569022291.

Transport / How do I travel to Djibouti

 Djibouti Airport  -  Ambouli Airport [ JIB, 5km south of the city of Djibouti

 Daallo Airlines [D3]  -  local airline

 KLM UK / Air France

  Opodo  -   
Flight tickets Djibouti.
 
 
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 Djibouti–Ethiopian Railway - train connection between Addis Abeba and Dire Dawa [ border? ]

The only two means of public inter-city travel are by bus and by ferry operating between Djibouti City and the towns of Tadjoureh and Obock.

The two main international routes to Djibouti City via Dire Dawa, Ethiopia, and Yoboki, Djibouti, are in poor condition due to heavy truck traffic on both roads.

 Maps International  -  Maps of Djibouti  
Mapsinternational.co.uk is one of the largest map shops online.
 Online Map Djibouti [ Uni Texas  -  Perry-Castañeda Bibliotheek  -  Map Collection ]


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 Travel Insurance

 Office National du Tourisme de Djibouti [ national tourist board Djibouti ]

 Government  -  République de Djibouti  -  Republic of Djibouti

 City of Djibouti  -  Port on the Gulf of Tadjoura (an inlet of the Gulf of Aden)
Djibouti was founded by the French c.1888 and became the capital of French Somaliland in 1892.
There is a camel market in the town.

 Al-Sabieh  -  capital city is Ali Sabieh
Ali Sabieh borders Somaliland (Somalia) to the east and Ethiopia to the south. 
 Arta  -  newly created region  -  capital city is Arta.
 Dikhil Region  -  capital city is Dikhil
The region borders Ethiopia to the west/south and the Gulf of Tadjourah to the north. The region contains part of Lake Abhe Bad, which it shares with Ethiopia.
 Obock Region  -  many salt-lakes around the districts coast
The region borders Eritrea to the north and the Red Sea / Bab el Mandeb / Gulf of Aden to the east / south-east. The We'ima Wenz River runs along part of the regions border with Eritrea.
 Tadjoura Region  -  capital city Tadjourah is Tadjourah
The district borders Ethiopia and Eritrea to the north/north-west and the Gulf of Tadjourah to the south-east. Lake Asal is located in the south of the district.

 Ali Sabieh  -  capital city of Ali Sabieh Region
Situated in southern Djibouti.
 Arta  -  capital city Arta Region
 Balha  -  Tadjoura Region
 Dorra  -  Tadjoura Region
 Khor Angar  -  Obock Region
 Obock  -  capital city Obock Region and small port
Situated on the northern shore of the Gulf of Tadjoura [ Gulf of Aden ].
 Randa  -  Tadjoura Region
 Tadjoura  -  capital city Tadjourah Region an port on the Gulf of Tadjoura
In ancient times Tadjoura was the seat of the Afar Ad-Ali Abli Sultanate.

 Gulf of Tadjoura  -  gulf or basin of the Indian Ocean in the Horn of Africa
Situated to the south of the straits of Bab-el-Mandeb [ entrance to the Red Sea ].
 Lake Assal  -  Salt Mining  -  the lowest point in Africa at 155m below sea level
Lake Assal sits at the top of the Great Rift Valley in the Danakil Desert.. As there are no rivers flowing out of the lake, it is ten times saltier than the ocean and is the most saline body of water in the world. The Afar people of Sudan make their living by mining and trading this valuable commodity. Lake Asal is the most saline body of water on earth.
 Lake Abhe Bad  -  Dikhil region
 Maskali Island
 Musha Island

 ADI  -  Agence Djiboutienne d'Information
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 Jeune Afrique  -  L'intelligent.com  - Le devoir d'informer, la liberté d'écrire
News from different African zones: Politique & Economie, Société & Culture, Sports, Science & Santé
 La Nation.dj  -  Bi-hebdomadaire djiboutien d'informations générales



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History of Djibouti

Independence: 27 June 1977 (from France)

The area of Djibouti has been occupied by several tribes, currently the Afar and the Somali Isa. These tribes had regular trade contacts with the Arabs, and adopted Islam as their religion.
In the 19th century, France established a protectorate in the area, named French Somaliland, governed by Léonce Lagarde.

 Djibouti's History  -  Wikipedia
Historical Dictionary of Djibouti (African Historical Dictionaries S.) 
Daoud A. Alwan, Yohanis Mibrathu
Established as a country a little more than a century ago, born as an independent republic in June 1977, Djibouti is among the youngest as well as the smallest states in Africa. Yet its strategic location at the crossroads of the maritime trade routes between Africa, Asia and Europe turned this tiny spot on the world map into a vital player in twentieth century geopolitics. This historical dictionary has been conceived not as a history book but as a reading grid for the major historical items that are still molding the country's social, political and economic life.
Hardcover 240 pages (December 28, 2000); Publisher: Scarecrow Press; Language: English; ISBN: 0810838737

Music, Culture & Entertainment

Djibouti is made up of two main ethnic groups: the Afar and the Issas, along with French, Yemeni, Arab and Somali citizens. Issa are culturally related to Somalis. Their oral traditions include an array of poetry and proverbs, much of it devoted to the lives of Sufi saints.

Horn and Crescent: Cultural Change and Traditional Islam on the East African Coast, 800-1900 (African Studies) 
Randall L. Pouwels
In this first major historical study of Islam among the Swahili, Randall Pouwels shows how Islam and other aspects of coastal civilization have evolved since about AD 1000 as an organic whole. Coastal Africans, he argues, simply adopted Islam as the spiritual vehicle best suited to their expanding intellectual needs and to meeting the opportunities presented by their physical and cultural environment. The culture and religion that developed were strong, rich, supple, self-assured. yet capable of accommodating change where it was unavoidable or preferable. All these characteristics were put to the test in the nineteenth century, when coastal peoples were subjected to intense Arabizing and Westernizing influences. Pouwels demonstrates how local people went on asserting their own traditions while assimilating what they chose from both worlds. East African Muslims, therefore faced the twentieth century divided on issues of local cultural autonomy and the need to conform to external cultural pressures.
Paperback 287 pages (June 6, 2002); Publisher: Cambridge University Press; Language: English; ISBN: 0521523095
 Afar People
The Afar people live primarily in Ethiopia and the areas of Eritrea, Djibouti, and Somaliacan in the Horn of Africa. Their land is mainly rocky and desert terrain. The Afar people also live in the Awash Valley and the forests located in northern Djibouti. There are approximately 3 million people that make up the Afar culture.
Among the Pastoral Afar in Ethiopia: Tradition, Continuity and Socio-economic Change 
Kassa Negussie Getachew
Paperback 208 pages (February 28, 2002); Publisher: International Books; Language: English; ISBN: 9057270390

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