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The Port of Djibouti is a port in Djibouti, the capital of Djibouti. It is strategically located at the crossroads of one of the busiest shipping routes in the world, linking Europe, the Far East, the Horn of Africa and the Persian Gulf. The port serves as a key refueling and transshipment and also transport means center, and is the principal ...
Djibouti. Djibouti, [a] officially the Republic of Djibouti, [b] is a country in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Somalia [c] to the south, Ethiopia to the southwest, Eritrea in the north, and the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden to the east. The country has an area of 23,200 km 2 (8,958 sq mi). [1]
Medium-sized port [2] on the coast of the Gulf of Tadjoura . / 11.767°N 43.100°E / 11.767; 43.100 ( Port of Tadjoura) The port is located on the northern coast of the Gulf of Tadjoura . / 11.600°N 42.967°E / 11.600; 42.967 ( Port of Doraleh) The multipurpose port is located in the western part of Djibouti City. [3]
Djibouti’s location, linking the Suez Canal, the Gulf of Aden and the inland countries of the Horn of Africa led to increased port and shipping activity in the region. The World Bank estimates that Djibouti will maintain a 7% rate of growth in 2017. [4]
Djibouti's 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 forty-six country by area in Africa and 147st largest country in the world by land area, covering a total of 23,200 km 2 (9,000 sq mi), of which 23,180 km 2 (8,950 sq mi) is land and ...
The Port of Doraleh is an extension of the Port of Djibouti, located 5 km west of Djibouti City. The multipurpose port has terminals for handling oil, bulk cargo, containers and livestock. It was partially owned and operated by DP World and China Merchants Holdings, until its container facility was seized by the government of Djibouti in ...
The Red Sea is a sea inlet of the Indian Ocean, lying between Africa and Asia. Its connection to the ocean is in the south, through the Bab-el-Mandeb strait and the Gulf of Aden. To its north lie the Sinai Peninsula, the Gulf of Aqaba, and the Gulf of Suez —leading to the Suez Canal. It is underlain by the Red Sea Rift, which is part of the ...
The Bab-el-Mandeb (Arabic: باب المندب, lit.'Gate of Lamentation', [ 1 ] Tigrinya: ባብ ኣል ማንዳብ), the Gate of Grief or the Gate of Tears, [ 2 ] is a strait between Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula and Djibouti and Eritrea in the Horn of Africa. It connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and by extension the Indian Ocean.