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    Tadjoura (Afar: Tagórri; Arabic: تاجوراء, romanized: Tajūrā’; Somali: Tajuura) is one of the oldest towns in Djibouti and the capital of the Tadjourah...
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    The Gulf of Tadjoura (Somali: Gacanka Tajuura; Arabic: خليج تدجورا) is a gulf or basin of the Indian Ocean in the Horn of Africa. It lies south of the...
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    the Gulf of Tadjoura, and the coastal city of Tadjoura. The region has active salt and fisheries industries, and is served by the Tadjoura Airport. In...
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    / 11.783; 42.917 Tadjoura Airport (IATA: TDJ, ICAO: HDTJ) is an airport serving the city of Tadjoura in the north-central Tadjoura Region of Djibouti...
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    Obock (redirect from Obock and Tadjoura)
    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...
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    Egyptian moon god. From 1862 until 1894, the land to the north of the Gulf of Tadjoura was called "Obock". Under French administration, from 1883 to 1967 the...
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    French: Sagallou; Somali: Sagaalo) is a village situated on the Gulf of Tadjoura, in the country of Djibouti, famous for having been occupied by a Russian...
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    the Arabian Sea to the east. To the west, it narrows into the Gulf of Tadjoura in Djibouti. The Aden Ridge lies along the middle of the Gulf and is causing...
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  • Oued Ouea (redirect from Oue`a, Tadjoura)
    Oued Ouea (Arabic: وادي أويا) (alternative names: Ouêʽa, Wêʽa) is a town in the Tadjourah region of Djibouti. "Oue`a map". 2012. Archived from the original...
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    Djibouti. It is located at the western end of Gulf of Tadjoura between Arta Region, and Tadjoura Region, touching Dikhil Region, at the top of the Great...
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    guns, and 45 camels, arrived in Tadjoura, with their errands being to open up the roads between Ankober and Tadjoura, to enter into communication with...
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    Djibouti. It is located in the coastal Djibouti Region on the Gulf of Tadjoura. Djibouti has a population of around 600,000 inhabitants, which counts...
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  • of the Congo Free State (1888–1889) Obock and Tadjoura – Léonce Lagarde, Governor of Obock and Tadjoura (1887–1888) Renamed French Somaliland French Somaliland...
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    establish a Russian colony in Africa, Sagallo, situated on the Gulf of Tadjoura in present-day Djibouti. However this attempt angered the French, who dispatched...
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  • 1887 Obock and Tadjoura – Léonce Lagarde, Commandant of Obock and Tadjoura (1884–1887) Léonce Lagarde, Governor of Obock and Tadjoura (1887–1888) Riviéres...
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    Paul Soleillet became involved early in 1886. The arms were landed at Tadjoura in February, but could not be moved inland because Léonce Lagarde, governor...
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  • solidifying and consolidating his power in governing Zeila, Berbera and Tadjoura. In 1841 Sharmarke with fifty Matchlock men, two cannons and an army of...
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    Djibouti, some 100 kilometres (60 or 70 miles) from the head of the Gulf of Tadjoura. It is the principal stream of an endorheic drainage basin covering parts...
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    on February 22, 1952, by Captain Albospeyre, the military commander of Tadjoura in the Forêt du Day. It was then described by French ornithologists Jean...
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  • two Beechcraft Model 18 aircraft, initially serving Dikhil, Obock and Tadjoura. A brand new Douglas DC-3 helped the airline starting services between...
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    major 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...
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    twofold, perpetuating an endless cycle of violence. While traveling from Tadjoura to the Ethiopian highlands of Shoa in 1841, explorer Major Y. Cornwallis...
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  • solidifying and consolidating his power in governing Zeila, Berbera and Tadjoura. In 1841 Sharmarke with fifty Matchlock men, two cannons and an army of...
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    Arabian Sea to the Afar Triple Junction or Afar Plume beneath the Gulf of Tadjoura in Djibouti. The Gulf of Aden is divided east to west into three distinct...
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    Randa (Arabic: راندا) is a town in central Djibouti located in Tadjoura. It is the capital of the Randa District. The settlement lies in a small valley...
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    Location in Djibouti Location Tadjourah Region  Djibouti Nearest city Tadjoura Coordinates 11°48′N 42°41′E / 11.800°N 42.683°E / 11.800; 42.683 Area...
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  • (1884–1885) Obock and Tadjoura – Léonce Lagarde, Commissioner of Obock Territory (1883–1884) Léonce Lagarde, Commandant of Obock and Tadjoura (1884–1887) Oceania...
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  • مالاهو) is a town in northern Tadjoura Region of Djibouti. It is situated about 114 kilometres (70 miles) north of Tadjoura and 13 km (8 mi) west of the...
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    of the Caribbean. Juveniles can be found near the shore in the Gulf of Tadjoura, near Djibouti, in the Horn of Africa. There is currently no robust estimate...
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    beaches and climate and also including islands and beaches in the Gulf of Tadjoura and the Bab al-Mandab. The main tourist activities are scuba diving, fishing...
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