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Details about Djibouti
Djibouti City is the capital and largest city of Djibouti. It is located
at 11°36' North, 43°10' East (11.60, 43.1667). Djibouti is
home to a population of around 400,000 people, its planned centre
being divided into the former European and African quarters. Founded
as a sea port in 1888 by France, it lies on a peninsula dividing the
Gulf of Aden from the Gulf of Tadjoura. North west of the centre lies
the port, used for international trade, fishing and by ferries to
Obock and Tadjoura. Trains run from the city to Addis Ababa, while
it is also home to the Djibouti-Ambouli International Airport. Features
of Djibouti City include beaches on its eastern shore and the large
Central Market, the national stadium, Presidential Palace and Hamouli
Mosque.
Founded in 1888, the city became the national capital in 1891, succeeding
Tadjourah. One travel writer describes Djibouti city as having an
identity problem,
"it is the sedentary capital of a nomadic people, an African
city designed like a European settlement and a kind of French Hong
Kong in the Red Sea."
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