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In 1967, the circle of Djibouti is transformed into sub-prefecture, then divided into three sub-prefectures. After independence in 1977, the circles become regions. The last important modification of the administrative map of the territory is the creation of the region of Arta in 2003.
Ambouli in the Djibouti Region is identifies the city with Canbala by O.G.S. Crawford.Canbala appears in Muhammad al-Idrisi's map of 1192 on the coast of the Horn of Africa, southeast of the straits of Bab-el-Mandeb, and with Cambaleh, a town where the Venetian traveler Bragadino, a thirteenth-century European visitor to Ethiopia, resided for eight years. [1]
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]
Most of Djibouti has been described as part of the Ethiopian xeric grasslands and shrublands ecoregion. The exception is a strip along the Red Sea coast, which is part of the Eritrean coastal desert; it is noted as an important migration route for birds of prey. [3] Map of the regions of Djibouti.
Djibouti is sectioned into 5 regions and one city.It is further subdivided into 20 districts.. The regions and city are: Ali Sabieh Region (Région d'Ali Sabieh); Arta Region (Région d'Arta)
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