Djibouti City is the capital of the Republic of Djibouti, on the Gulf of Tadjoura in the coastal Djibouti Region. Founded in 1888 by the French on land leased from Somali and Afar sultans, it has served as an important regional port and trading hub ever since. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Djibouti is the capital city of the Republic of Djibouti
Infobox: population_total
776966
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It had a population of around 777,000 residents (including suburbs like Balbala) in 2024, making it by far the largest settlement in the country.
Infobox: area_total_km2
200
Infobox, Elevation
14 m
Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
11°35′40″N 43°08′53″E / 11.59444°N 43.14806°E
Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
11°35′40″N 43°08′53″E / 11.59444°N 43.14806°E
Infobox, Founded
1888
Associated With: Djibouti, Infobox, Country
Djibouti
- In Group: Cities of Eastern Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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