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Tadjoura
Sign in to saveTadjoura (; ; ) is one of the oldest towns in Djibouti and the capital of the Tadjourah Region. The town rose to prominence in the early 19th century as an alternative port to nearby Zeila. Lying on the Gulf of Tadjoura, it is home to a population of around 19,000 inhabitants. It is the third-largest city in the country after Djibouti and Ali Sabieh.
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Tadjoura is a city in Djibouti that serves as the capital of the Tadjourah Region. The municipality covers an area of 3 square kilometers and sits at an elevation of 0 meters above sea level. It has been part of various administrative entities, including French Somaliland and the French Territory of the Afars and the Issas.
The city’s population is recorded as 14,820 in one dataset and 19,533 in another. Tadjoura is twinned with Almería. Located in the Africa/Djibouti time zone, the area includes residential zones identified by names such as Tadjourah and Galato.
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Place details
- Locality
- Tadjoura تجرة
- Region
- Tadjourah تجرة
- Country
- Djibouti جيبوتي
- Population
- 19,533
- Timezone
- Africa/Djibouti
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Tadjoura
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Tagore.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.image_caption
- The port of Tadjoura in Djibouti
- 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_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Tadjoura
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 7.356
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2024 Census
- Settlement.population_total
- 18,808
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 4
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Located in
- Tadjourah Region
- Population
- 14820
- Area
- 3
- Elevation
- 0
- Image
- Tagore.jpg
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- French Somaliland
- Djibouti
- Climate
- Transportation
- Sea transport
- Land transport
- Air transport
- Sultans
- Notable people
- Notes
- External links
Tadjoura (; ; ) is one of the oldest towns in Djibouti and the capital of the Tadjourah Region. The town rose to prominence in the early 19th century as an alternative port to nearby Zeila. Lying on the Gulf of Tadjoura, it is home to a population of around 19,000 inhabitants. It is the third-largest city in the country after Djibouti and Ali Sabieh.
Tadjoura has an airstrip and is linked by ferry with Djibouti City. It is also known for its whitewashed buildings and nearby beaches, along with its mosques.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tadjoura” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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