Djibouti City

E79211

Djibouti City is the largest urban center and main economic, political, and cultural hub of the Republic of Djibouti, located on the Gulf of Tadjoura in the Horn of Africa.


Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf capital city
human settlement
port city
callingCode +253
capitalOf Djibouti Region
climate hot desert climate
commonlySpokenLanguage Afar
Somali
connectedByRailTo Addis Ababa
continent Africa
coordinates 11.588°N 43.145°E
country Djibouti
currency Djiboutian franc
drainageBasin Red Sea
formerColonialPower France
foundingCentury 19th century
harborType deep-water port
hasInternationalAirport Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport
hasMilitaryBase Camp Lemonnier
hasPort Port of Djibouti
hasRole cultural center of Djibouti
economic center of Djibouti
political center of Djibouti
hasUniversity University of Djibouti
isCapitalOf Djibouti
isLargestCityOf Djibouti
isSeatOf Government of Djibouti
National Assembly of Djibouti
Presidency of Djibouti
isSeatOfGovernmentOf Djibouti
KöppenClimateClassification BWh
locatedOn Gulf of Aden
locatedOnBodyOfWater Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
Gulf of Tadjoura
majorReligion Islam
nearbyCountry Eritrea
Ethiopia
Somalia
officialLanguage Arabic
French
populationEstimate over 500000 inhabitants
populationMajority Somali people
railway Addis Ababa–Djibouti Railway
region Horn of Africa
roadNetworkHubOf Djibouti
significantEthnicGroup Afar people
strategicImportance gateway to Red Sea and Suez Canal
timeZone East Africa Time
utcOffset +3
vehicleRegistrationCode DJ


Please wait…