Obock
E728037
Obock is a coastal town in northeastern Djibouti, situated on the Gulf of Tadjoura and known historically as one of the country’s earliest French colonial settlements.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Obock canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
populated place
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| administrativeDivisionLevel | regional capital ⓘ |
| capitalEndDate | 1890s ⓘ |
| capitalOf |
French Somaliland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Obock Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalStartDate | 1880s ⓘ |
| climate | hot desert climate ⓘ |
| coast | Gulf of Tadjoura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialStatus | first French settlement in present-day Djibouti ⓘ |
| commonlySpokenLanguage |
Afar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Somali ⓘ |
| country | Djibouti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryCallingCode | +253 ⓘ |
| countryCapitalType | regional capital ⓘ |
| distanceToDjiboutiCity | about 300 km by road ⓘ |
| elevation | sea level ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Afar people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Somali people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feature |
natural harbor
ⓘ
port ⓘ |
| formerColonialPower | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerName | Obok NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoastline | yes ⓘ |
| hasPortFunction | minor seaport ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | French protectorate treaties with local chiefs ⓘ |
| historicalRole | early French colonial settlement in Djibouti ⓘ |
| KöppenClimateClassification | BWh ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Obock Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northeastern Djibouti ⓘ |
| locatedInContinent | Africa ⓘ |
| locatedInSubregion | Horn of Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
African shore of the Red Sea
ⓘ
Bab-el-Mandeb strait vicinity ⓘ Gulf of Tadjoura NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Djibouti City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
Arabic
ⓘ
French NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Obock District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | coastal town ⓘ |
| religionMajority | Islam ⓘ |
| servedAs | capital of French Somaliland ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of entrance to Red Sea via Bab-el-Mandeb ⓘ |
| timezone | UTC+3 ⓘ |
| transportFacility | Obock Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterBody | Gulf of Aden vicinity ⓘ |
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