Obock (also Obok, Afar: Hayyú) is a small port town in Djibouti. It is located on the northern shore of the Gulf of Tadjoura, where it opens out into the Gulf of Aden. The town is home to an airstrip and has ferries to Djibouti City. The French form Obock derives from Arabic "Oboh", deformation of Oboki, a name given to the Wadi Dar'i in its middle part, upstream of its coastal delta.
Obock (also Obok, Afar: Hayyú) is a small port town in Djibouti. It is located on the northern shore of the Gulf of Tadjoura, where it opens out into...
The Obock Region (Afar: Rakaakay Obock, Arabic: إقليم أوبوخ, Somali: Gobolka Obokh) is a region in northern Djibouti. It has a land area of 4,700 square...
1862 until 1894, the land to the north of the Gulf of Tadjoura was called "Obock". Under French administration, from 1883 to 1967 the area was known as French...
area of the gulf is 347 km2 (900 sq mi). The length (from the Sagallo to Obock) is 64 km (40 mi) and the width varies from 26 km (16 mi).The gulf is relatively...
Obock Airport (IATA: OBC, ICAO: HDOB) is an airport serving Obock, a city in the Obock Region of Djibouti. The airport resides at an elevation of 69 feet...
2011 to 2013. Mohamed was born in 1951 in Souali, situated in the northern Obock region of present-day Djibouti. He studied at the University of Limoges...
On the west – The eastern limit of the Gulf of Tadjoura (A line joining Obock and Lawyacado). On the East – The Arabian Sea. The temperature of the Gulf...
1862 until 1894, the land to the north of the Gulf of Tadjoura was called Obock and ruled by Somali and Afar Sultans, local authorities with whom France...
many adventures, eventually prospered, bought a house near the shore in Obock cove, and had a big dhow, the Altair ("Soaring Eagle"), built by a local...
inland because Léonce Lagarde, governor of the new French administration of Obock and its dependencies, issued an order on 12 April 1886 prohibiting the sale...
applicable, native rulers are also listed. Obock – Territory of Obock settled by France Léonce Lagarde, Commissioner of Obock Territory (1883–1884) Riviéres du...
the Djiboutian-Ethiopian border with arms and luggage and headed towards Obock. Simultaneously, another division crossed the Western border and moved towards...
Medeho (Arabic: مديهو) is a town in the northeastern Obock Region of Djibouti. Medeho has one of the mildest climates in Djibouti, which is not always...
after March 26, 1887 Obock and Tadjoura – Léonce Lagarde, Commandant of Obock and Tadjoura (1884–1887) Léonce Lagarde, Governor of Obock and Tadjoura (1887–1888)...
strait (between the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden). They are within the Obock District of Djibouti, and are a notable diving site. Even in English publications...
agreement with the Afar Sultan Raieta Dini Ahmet. Ahmet sold his territory of Obock for 10,000 thalaris, around F55,000. This was the start of the French colonisation...
settlements include the capital Djibouti City, the port towns of Tadjoura and Obock, and the southern cities of Ali Sabieh and Dikhil. It is the forty-six country...
During its time as a French colony, Obock issued its own postage stamps. At first the inhabitants used the general stamps of the French Colonies, but...
Moulhoule (Arabic: مول هولة) is a town in the northern Obock region of Djibouti. It is situated on the west coast of the Red Sea, at its southern entrance...
Ribta (Arabic: ريتبا) is a town in the northern Obock region of Djibouti. The area was marred by conflict in the 1990s. A "Bonfire for Peace" was held...
(Arabic: فغال) is a coastal location in eastern Djibouti. It lies north of Obock. It lies along the N15 road, connected to the Eritrean border at Rahayta...
originally, since 24 June 1884, the Territory of Obock and Protectorate of Tadjoura (Territoires Français d'Obock, Tadjoura, Dankils et Somalis), a French protectorate...
Domoni, Anjouan island 44°32′E 66 Djibouti Coast to the northeast of Obock, Obock Region 43°25′E 67 Eritrea Border with Djibouti, Southern Red Sea Region...
Sedorre (Arabic: سيدور) is a town in the northern Obock region of Djibouti. Satellite map at Maplandia.com Coordinates: 12°22′N 43°11′E / 12.367°N 43...
signed by Afar Sultan Raieta Dini Ahmet in Paris ceded the territory of Obock for 10,000 thalaris, around 55,000 francs. Later on, that treaty was used...
District Khor Angar District Lake Asal District Moulhoule District Mousa Ali District Obock District Randa District Tadjoura District Yoboki District...
In 1939, the circle of Ali Sabieh is extracted from the last. In 1963, Obock's circle was created by division of that of Tadjourah region. In 1967, the...
Aden. After the French administration was moved from Obock to Djibouti in 1894, stamps of Obock were overprinted DJ or Djibouti. A set of definitives...
Obok may refer to one of two terms Obock Oboq This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Obok. If an internal link led you here...
well as supporting army operations. The navy has bases in Djibouti City, Obock and Tadjoura. It has a fleet of gunboats, fast missile boats, which can...
north of the Gulf of Tadjoura situated in modern-day Djibouti was called Obock and was ruled by Somali and Afar Sultans, local authorities with whom France...
precursors. No identifiable persons are depicted on the postage stamps of Obock. No identifiable persons are depicted on the postage stamps of the French...
Bissidiro (Arabic: بيسيديرو) is a town in the northern Obock region of Djibouti. It is situated on the border with Eritrea about 351 km (218 mi) (by road)...
between the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. The rock belongs to Djibouti's Obock District. Rocher Siyyan is located about 800 m southwest from the volcanic...
Obock and Tadjoura – Léonce Lagarde, Governor of Obock and Tadjoura (1887–1888) Renamed French Somaliland French Somaliland Renamed, previously Obock...
him to Senegal (1879), to India (1880–1881), to Indonesia (1884–1885), to Obock and Somalia (1893). In 1896 he collected in Pakistan and Saudi Arabia he...
français d'Obock. The port of Obock had been occupied by the French since 1856, but little had been done to develop it. The commercial station at Obock was to...
Ras Siyyan or Ras Siyan (Arabic: رأس سيان) is a peninsula in the Obock Region of Djibouti, on the Bab-el-Mandeb strait (between the Red Sea and the Gulf...
Abdallah Mohamed Kamil (عبد الله محمد كامل) (born 1936, in Obock) is a Djiboutian politician. He served as Prime Minister of the country from 5 February...
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