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 kilometres (1,800 sq mi), and had a population of 37,856 in 2009.[2] It lies along the Red Sea, Bab-el-Mandeb, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Tadjoura and includes the Seven Brothers, Doumeira Islands and the coastal city of Obock. It lies along a portion of the national border with Eritrea. In total area, it is larger than Cape Verde and smaller than Trinidad and Tobago. The topography of the region has highland and coastal plains.
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The ObockRegion (Afar: Rakaakay Obock, Arabic: إقليم أوبوخ, Somali: Gobolka Obokh) is a region in northern Djibouti. It has a land area of 4,700 square...
Obock (also Obok, Arabic: أبخ, Afar: Hayyú) is a small port town in Djibouti. It is located on the northern shore of the Gulf of Tadjoura, where it opens...
to 2013. Mohamed was born in 1952 in Souali, situated in the northern Obockregion of present-day Djibouti. He studied at the University of Limoges in France...
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 Obockregion of Djibouti. It is situated on the west coast of the Red Sea, at its southern entrance...
Obock Airport (IATA: OBC, ICAO: HDOB) is an airport serving Obock, a city in the ObockRegion of Djibouti. The airport resides at an elevation of 69 feet...
is bordered by Eritrea to the north, Ethiopia to the northwest, the ObockRegion to the northeast, the Dikhil and Arta regions and Lake Asal to the south...
Medeho (Arabic: مديهو) is a town in the northeastern ObockRegion of Djibouti. Medeho has one of the mildest climates in Djibouti, which is not always...
Ahmed Dini Ahmed (Afar: Acmad Diini Acmad, Arabic: أحمد ديني أحمد; 1932 – 12 September 2004) was a Djiboutian politician. He was trained as a health technician...
sold his territory of Obock for 10,000 thalers, around F55,000. This was the start of the French colonisation era in the region, the treaty was used by...
the point at which the border with Eritrea enters the Red Sea in the ObockRegion; to the east, a section of the Red Sea coast north of Ras Bir; to the...
Sabieh is extracted from the last. In 1963, Obock's circle was created by division of that of Tadjourah region. In 1967, the circle of Djibouti is transformed...
Djibouti Coast to the northeast of Obock, ObockRegion 43°25′E 67 Eritrea Border with Djibouti, Southern Red Sea Region 43°7′E 68 Syria Border with Iraq...
Sedorre (Arabic: سيدور) is a town in the northern Obockregion of Djibouti. Satellite map at Maplandia.com 12°22′N 43°11′E / 12.367°N 43.183°E / 12...
Ribta (Arabic: ريتبا) is a town in the northern Obockregion of Djibouti. The area was marred by conflict in the 1990s. A "Bonfire for Peace" was held...
children often took refuge in the Mabla Mountains in the hinterland of ObockRegion, which offered a little coolness. In the early twenties, he built a small...
Monti Mabla, Monts Mabla) are a mountain range in the northern Obock and Tadjoura Region of Djibouti. The endemic Djibouti spurfowl makes its home here...
Bissidiro (Arabic: بيسيديرو) is a town in the northern Obockregion of Djibouti. It is situated on the border with Eritrea about 351 km (218 mi) (by road)...
regions and one city: Ali Sabieh Region, Arta Region, Dikhil Region, Djibouti Region, ObockRegion and Tadjourah Region. The country is further sub-divided...
Egahlou (also Ouaddi, Arabic: إغالو) is a town located in central ObockRegion of Djibouti. Although there is sparse vegetation in the vicinity, there...
comprise the predominant religious group of the region, or because it is part of the natural heritage of the region. While the species is rarely eaten today...
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