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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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
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Official name
- أوبوك
- Country
- Djibouti
- Located in
- Obock Region
- Population
- +21200
- Area
- +2
- Elevation
- +13
- Image
- Obock, Djibouti.jpg
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- Oamaru
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Article
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==