Obock Region

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Obock Region is an administrative region in northeastern Djibouti, located along the Red Sea coast and known for its strategic maritime position.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative region
first-level administrative division of Djibouti
bordersBodyOfWater Gulf of Aden
borderType coastal region
capitalLocatedOnCoast Red Sea
climate arid
hot desert climate
country Djibouti
currency Djiboutian franc
hasCapital Obock
hasEconomicActivity fishing
port services
small-scale trade
hasEthnicGroup Afar people
Somali people
hasPort Port of Obock
hasStrategicImportance maritime navigation
shipping routes between Red Sea and Gulf of Aden
locatedIn northeastern Djibouti
locatedOn Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
surface form: Bab-el-Mandeb Strait vicinity
locatedOnCoastOf Red Sea
nationalLanguage Afar
Somali
officialLanguage Arabic
French
partOf Horn of Africa
Djibouti
surface form: Republic of Djibouti
strategicFor international maritime trade
naval and security operations in Red Sea and Gulf of Aden
timeZone UTC+03:00
usesLegalSystem civil law system influenced by French law

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Tadjourah Region borders Obock Region