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Obock
Sign in to saveObock (also Obok, , ) 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", which is a deformation of Oboki, a name given to a local wadi.
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Obock is a city in Djibouti, serving as the capital of the Obock Region. It is situated at an elevation of 13 meters above sea level and covers an area of 2 square kilometers. The city’s official name is أوبوك, and it operates within the Africa/Djibouti timezone.
Population figures for Obock vary by source, with estimates ranging from 15,429 to 21,200 residents. The location includes an aerodrome known as Aérodrome d'Obock. Current weather conditions in the area have recorded temperatures of 32.69 degrees Celsius, humidity at 49 percent, and wind speeds of 1.84.
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Place details
- Locality
- Obock أبخ
- Region
- Obock أبخ
- Country
- Djibouti جيبوتي
- Population
- 15,429
- Timezone
- Africa/Djibouti
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Obock
- Settlement.native_name
- Hayyú
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Obock, Djibouti.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Djibouti#Horn of Africa#Africa
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location within Djibouti##Location within the Horn of Africa##Location within Africa
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- 1
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- 25px Djibouti
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Obock Region
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 6
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 13
- Settlement.population_total
- 20,152
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2024 census
- Settlement.population_density_km2
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- History
- French Somaliland
- Djibouti
- Demographics
- Postage stamps
- Overview
- Climate and geography
- Notable residents
- References
- Works cited
Obock (also Obok, , ) 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", which is a deformation of Oboki, a name given to a local wadi.
==History==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Obock” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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