Obock Region

region of Djibouti

The Obock Region is a region in northern Djibouti. The administrative centre is Obock. Other towns are: Khôr ‘Angar, Alaili Dadda`, and Medeho.

Obock Region
Rakaakay Obock
Gobolka Obock
إقليم أوبوك
Coordinates: 11°58′N 43°18′E / 11.967°N 43.300°E / 11.967; 43.300
Country Djibouti
Administrative centreObock
Area
 • Total4,700 km2 (1,800 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total44,678[1]
ISO 3166 codeDJ-OB

It is bordered by Eritrea to the north, the Tadjourah Region to the southwest, and the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden to the east.[2] There are several salt-lakes on the road to Tadjoura.[3]

References change

  1. "Djibouti Population". presidence.dj. Archived from the original on 3 April 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  2. Google (6 November 2016). "Obock Region" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  3. Rimbaud, Arthur (18 December 2007). I Promise to Be Good: The Letters of Arthur Rimbaud. Random House Publishing Group. p. 252. ISBN 978-0-307-43125-7.