Djibout, officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a small country in eastern Africa. Djibouti is bordered by Eritrea in the north, Ethiopia in the west and south, and Somalia in the southeast.http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/LocationDjibouti.svg/800px-LocationDjibouti.svg.png


The Republic of Djibouti gained its independence from the French on June 27, 1977.However, the history of Djibouti recorded in poetry and songs of its nomadic peoples, goes back thousands of years to a time when Djiboutians traded hides and skins for the perfumes and spices of ancient Egypt, India, and China. Through close contacts with the Arabian peninsula for more than 1,000 years, the Somali and Afar tribes in this region became among the first on the African continent to accept Islam. Djibouti is a Muslim country which regularly takes part in Islamic as well as Arab meetings.

Controlling access to the Red Sea, Djibouti is of major strategic importance, a fact that has ensured a steady flow of foreign assistance.

:) :) :) :)

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musha island
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sunset
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aerial view
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musha island
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mascali island
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sable blanc
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tadjoura city
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the devil island[ ile du diable ]
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lac assal
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undersea life
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Great pictures. :)

I visited Djibouti in 2003...a little too hot, but the people are nice.

thanxx tenrot
Djibouti is really hot but it is a nice place

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Kempinski hotel
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Djibouti container terminal
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kempinski hotel
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the president of djibouti [ISMAEL OMAR GUELLEH]
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great pics, but what were you doing in Djibouti?

coz im from Djibouti :laugh:
Actually living in the uk

coz im from Djibouti :laugh:
Actually living in the uk

cool. are you afar?

cool. are you afar?

no mate im somali . have u been to Djibouti ??

no mate im somali . have u been to Djibouti ??

not yet

More pictures of Djibouti :)

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weeding celebration
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Mosque
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Train station
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Lac assal
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ethiopian ambassy
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sheraton hotel
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la maison du people
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souvenir
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sable blanc
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ghoubet bay
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lac assal
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night pic of the grand mosque
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diving
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underwater
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I want to visit Djibouti, now !!

I didn't know that Djibouti is as beautiful just like Yemen ! Amazing. I always thought there is no other places like Socotra but from those pics that you posted kange you have really turned my mind :D

thanks skyprince,i was in yemen few years ago and it was great
the two countries are a bit similar .

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whale shark
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shams night club
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french,americain and german soldiers and their families are based in djibouti
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the movie planet of the apes was filmed in there
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Again amazing Kange !
I think many Djiboutians have kinship ties with Yemen yes ?
How about tourism data for Djibouti ? It is wonderful .

Again amazing Kange !
I think many Djiboutians have kinship ties with Yemen yes ?
How about tourism data for Djibouti ? It is wonderful .


It is ethnically diverse and some Djiboutians have kinship ties and stong cultural link with Yemen. There is a small tourism industry but it’s becoming better with Dubai investments. Nakheel Hotels & Resorts have already opened their first international hotel and are also working on other leisure developments within the country of Djibouti which include a mountain top spa and island resorts. After Dubai’s investment , interest of foreign businessmen in the country has grown.

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djibouti airport
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market
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green taxi
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aging building
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police officer:lol:
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port of djibouti
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omg it is hoooot :lol:
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I'm reading about history of Djibouti now. It's realy interesting country but I can't understand why Afars don't likes Somalians and vice versa.

BTW very nice shots ! Djibuti should be turistic country.

:cheers1: for Djibuti ! With Afars and Somalians together :)

I'm reading about history of Djibouti now. It's realy interesting country but I can't understand why Afars don't likes Somalians and vice versa.

BTW very nice shots ! Djibuti should be turistic country.

:cheers1: for Djibuti ! With Afars and Somalians together :)

I appreciate your interest in DJIBOUTI. I'm from there too. It's true that there has been misunderstandings between the two ethnic group, but I can assure you, things improved so well, that you'll see for exemple, an Afar that doesn't speak Afar language and speaks fluently somali and vice versa.

The 3 main ethnic groups of DJIBOUTI are: Somalis (55%) , Afar (35%) and Arabs (10%). In some websites, you'll see somalis to be around 65% or 70%, those figures are not accurate. Those figures I gave are gouvernment figures.

Wonderful pictures of DJIBOUTI. Our country is so small ( 23,200km2 ) yet it has a wonderful landscape, a very Unique one.

It is a place to be and I hope that the efforts deployed by the gouvernment and the foreign investments will improve our capacity and infrustructures and that in turn will allow the country to attract more tourists.
There are a lot of projects underway such as a island resort to be developed by Emiratis investors and another one to be developed by a Qatari group along the cost of Djibouti-ville (the capital city).
The gouvernment is also in discussions with a group from Macao to develop a touristic resort, 4 hotels and a casino on Moucha and Maskali islands that will cost around $2 billion. We hope that these projects will come into reality.

We have to share this uniqueness, beauty and authenticity with the rest of the world.

Viva DJIBOUTI!

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Kempinski Djibouti

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Sheraton Djibouti

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A random Djibouti beach

Ras Siyan
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Lac Assal
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Did you know that this lake, is Africa's lowest point at 153meters below sea level? And the world's 3rd lowest point after the Dead Sea and the Tiberiade Lake?
Did you know thta this lake contains the world's second largest salt reserve after Bolivia?
Hotels and travel agencies offer flights over the lake and they will then issue you a certificate that indicates " I have flown 150 meters below sea level"

This place by itself is a wonder!

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The movie planet of apes was turned here

A ramadan break fast buffet
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The Palais du Peuple at night
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French fighter jets over Goubet
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I'll try to post more

great pics of a pretty unknown country:cheers:...but please leave out all those stupid military pics next time...I always associate soldiers with warbloodshed and destruction...let´s focus on the civilian side.:)

great pics of a pretty unknown country:cheers:...but please leave out all those stupid military pics next time...I always associate soldiers with warbloodshed and destruction...let´s focus on the civilian side.:)

I understand your point of view but as you probably know, Djibouti hosts the biggest french military base outside french territory and the only american military base in Africa. There are also german troops.
So those military aircrafts are usual sights in Djibouti, they're part of the "show" in Djibouti. Showing them is showing what one would see on a trip to Djibouti...

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MARRIAGE

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Nice pics from the capital city...

Local decor, a mixture of African and oriental design


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Fishing

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Fond soumarin

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Afar traditional cloth

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Mangroves aux iles moucha
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Region of Arta
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I understand your point of view but as you probably know, Djibouti hosts the biggest french military base outside french territory and the only american military base in Africa. There are also german troops.
So those military aircrafts are usual sights in Djibouti, they're part of the "show" in Djibouti. Showing them is showing what one would see on a trip to Djibouti...

Without starting an argument, but please can you give me a calm answer. Has Djibouti ever thought of remaining a French oversea territory , something like Réunion or Martinique or French Polynesia.. Djibouti is so quaint and small....this would have brought many social benifits and people in those oversea territories are not unhappy they are enjoying the privileges of a generous welfare system.... not to talk of top schools, good roads etc....and tehy are also open to other foreign investment other than french

Without starting an argument, but please can you give me a calm answer. Has Djibouti ever thought of remaining a French oversea territory , something like Réunion or Martinique or French Polynesia.. Djibouti is so quaint and small....this would have brought many social benifits and people in those oversea territories are not unhappy they are enjoying the privileges of a generous welfare system.... not to talk of top schools, good roads etc....and tehy are also open to other foreign investment other than french


Ne vous en faites pas, je ne risque pas de vous sauter pour avoir demander cela. Yes indeed, there are some people that do think that we should stay with France, but those are a minority within the country. Personally, our independance, freedom, national identity are our pride, and you wouldn't expect anyone to ignore or think about sacrificing that.
My country, can and will one day make it. That's the whole point, I think we are ready for the challenge. Our democracy may not be perfect yet, our economy neither, but it'll come one day. Look, since Hassan Gouled left power in 1999, the economy is doing much better. We have billions of Foreign investment, the corruption level reduced significantly ect...
It's like you'd ask a Singaporean to stay with UK 4 decades ago. Do you think they regret their choice today? I don't think so. Well I hope our tiny republic will make it, as you know we already have the highest life expectancy in the region and the rest, if we work toward it, will defibatly come. Staying with France is an insult to our capacity, we are able to devellop by ourselves and we will make it.

Thanks, but I was refering to the past and not the present. France will not take any former colony again, NEVER this period is over...I was refering to the pre- 1977 period

I was just wondering ...when I look at Reuinion it looks so well-developped , clean maintained and has Africa´s highest HDI index even higher than those of Mauritius and Seychelles..which just says how good it really is...and people are very proud and free...they don´t walk with chains attached to their body..they also have an own identity

as for Singapore...they always reamined very attached to the UK...it was something like Botswana..

Thanks, but I was refering to the past and not the present. France will not take any former colony again, NEVER this period is over...I was refering to the pre- 1977 period

I was just wondering ...when I look at Reuinion it looks so well-developped , clean maintained and has Africa´s highest HDI index even higher than those of Mauritius and Seychelles..which just says how good it really is...and people are very proud and free...they don´t walk with chains attached to their body..they also have an own identity

as for Singapore...they always reamined very attached to the UK...it was something like Botswana..

Thanks, but I was refering to the past and not the present. France will not take any former colony again, NEVER this period is over...I was refering to the pre- 1977 period

I was just wondering ...when I look at Reuinion it looks so well-developped , clean maintained and has Africa´s highest HDI index even higher than those of Mauritius and Seychelles..which just says how good it really is...and people are very proud and free...they don´t walk with chains attached to their body..they also have an own identity

as for Singapore...they always reamined very attached to the UK...it was something like Botswana..

Ah, je vois. No, again those who favored remaining a french possession were a minority. When the May 1977 referendum was held, 98% of the population said yes to independance.
We are independant doesn't ,mean we cut the ties with France. As you know, we have had since 1977 good relations, though these last few years have not been good in the France/Djibouti relations.

Djibouti is such a beautiful country, great natural beauty



I understand your point of view but as you probably know, Djibouti hosts the biggest french military base outside french territory and the only american military base in Africa. There are also german troops.
So those military aircrafts are usual sights in Djibouti, they're part of the "show" in Djibouti. Showing them is showing what one would see on a trip to Djibouti...

:wtf: how come there so much foreign military presence, who are these foreign military protecting. And German Military:nuts::nuts::nuts::bash:

also given the presence of such foreign military, the somali pirate acheivement is more confusing to me now :nuts::nuts:

Well, an answer is just look next door what happned if no foreigners were there

Djibouti is such a beautiful country, great natural beauty





:wtf: how come there so much foreign military presence, who are these foreign military protecting. And German Military:nuts::nuts::nuts::bash:

also given the presence of such foreign military, the somali pirate acheivement is more confusing to me now :nuts::nuts:

Thanks bro. Indeed, we have a beautiful, yet unknown country.

To understand these military presence, we'll need to go back to history. When Djibouti gained independance in 1977, our main two neighbors, Ethiopia and Somalia where ruled by dictators (Mengiste Haile Mariam and Syad Barre), both claimed that Djibouti was part of their territory. Ethiopia claimed that Djibouti was historically part of the Abyssin empire and Somalia claimed that since Djibouti has around 55% of it's population being ethnic Somali , Djibouti belonged to them. In the same time, the 2 countries were fighting for the Ogaden region of Ethiopia populated by ethnic Somalis.
Djibouti who was fearing a military invasion by one or the other, asked the french military not to leave, so any of these 2 countries would not think about invading.
The americans came after 9/11 to fight terrorism, so did the Germans.
Even with those foreign military forces, Eritrea invaded a tiny part of Djiboutian territory in June 2008. It's a highly volatile region, with dictatorial regimes around, those military forces discourage neighboring regimes and strenghten Djibouti's reputation of being "Une ile de paix, dans un ocean de chaos" " ("an island of peace in a ocean of chaos").

^ Somalis don't want to annex Djibouti. Siad Barre did, but he's gone. Greater Somalia is dead. The Somalis have to fix their problems before even thinking of such a thing. Maybe if Somalia ever gets it's issues fixed, the two nations can expand their relationship and protect each other when in need...we are brother nations.

During that invasion that Eritrea did to your nation, almost 100% of all Somalis were on Djibouti's side.

You are right bro. The idea of Somali Weyn (Greater Somalia) is gone. And I really hope Somalia will come from its ashes. But actually, I was mentioning Syad Barre, I know Somalians don't want to reduce my country to a Somalian province. Seriously, here in Djibouti, Somalia is the last of our neighbors from whom to expect an aggression.

By the way, how optimistic are you about the Somalian presidential election to be held in Djibouti in few days, do you think that will bring anything positive?

Personally, I don't expect much. This government is a fabrication without legitimacy in my opinion.

Anyway, I believe that Djibouti is the only true ally to Somalis in Africa and possibly in the world...nobody understands Somalis like Djibouti, and definitely not the countries to the west of us. Djibouti is a very nice place (although a bit too hot), and I hope for the best for your country likewise. The developments there make me wonder what is possible in Somali if they ever fix their issues. Yes, some stuff happening in Bosasso and Hargeysa outside Somalia proper, but no foreign investment and absolutely nothing like the bridge project. Nice stuff. :okay:

Moucha Islands

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"Ethiopias straw" looks impressive. Ive always imagined Djibouti to be unliveable but i was wrong. I was in Afar killel and found it hard to believe that anyone could survive out there. The pictures have brought to my attention that its a pretty nice place and also has beautiful beaches. Nevertheless, I think its good that we have a good economic connection which benefits the both of us.

Beautiful country!

I want to visit next time I go back to Addis. Maybe take a couple of days and go to Djibouti City.

Just a question though, how conservative is it?
I'm a woman so what kind of clothes should I wear?

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Malaysians, Philipinos, Indonesians, Egyptians and Djiboutians at Lac Assal


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Grand Barra Desert
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Camels at Lac Assal
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Djibouti-Ville Municipality Siege (one of the oldest building of the city, more than 100years old).
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Still in the old city (caffes)
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Siesta beach (one of the beaches located within the city, that beach used to be much nicer with palm tress ect.., lack of proper care)
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Beautiful country!

I want to visit next time I go back to Addis. Maybe take a couple of days and go to Djibouti City.

Just a question though, how conservative is it?
I'm a woman so what kind of clothes should I wear?

No worries abesha, you can come and visit. Though Djibouti is a muslim country, women can dress they way they want, especially in the capital city where you'll find tons of nightclubs located mainly on Ethiopia Road (Rue d'Ethiopie, lool). I guess it's because of our exposure to lots of foreigners (2900 french soldiers along with their families live in the capital city, plus the germans, americans ect...) and historically Djibouti was always a bit more opened compared to neighboring muslim countries such as Yemen, Somalia ect...
And we're a country with beaches and islands, so definatly, women don't swim with burqas... You can dress the way you want, beleive me.
But I have to warn you that the life is quite expensive compared to Ethiopia, so be prepared

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Lac Abbe
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Goubet El Kharab
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Old buildings dating back to the early 1900's under renovation work

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Well guys, I guess that's enough for today, I'll post some more later on Inshallah...

^^ yes please, such a beautiful country

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Wonderful pics Hakonljzberg! Continue please....

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Wonderful pics Hakonljzberg! Continue please....

^^Thanks, Ras Siyan

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what are they building here?

I think that was the construction work of the new Doraleh Port (The biggest and most technologically advanced in East Africa). It was officially inaugurated last February.

If not, how do you find Djibouti?

I think that was the construction work of the new Doraleh Port (The biggest and most technologically advanced in East Africa). It was officially inaugurated last February.

If not, how do you find Djibouti?

beautiful. i just get sick of seeing english signs everywhere.

amazing and very beautiful place :) , dont like the foreign military related pictures however :no:

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Mascali Island

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Sable Blanc beach near Tadjourah

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Moucha Island

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Moucha Again

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Djibouti Central Bank

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Saba Islamic Bank

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La Gare (Old Train Station)
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Amazing pictures, Håkønljzberg and Ras Siyan, thanks for sharing. :)

I especially like the pictures of the Djiboutienne countryside. Looks unspoiled and natural.

Amazing pictures, Håkønljzberg and Ras Siyan, thanks for sharing. :)

I especially like the pictures of the Djiboutienne countryside. Looks unspoiled and natural.

Yes, though the country is extreemily small in size (23,200km2), the population is even smaller (850,000). Plus the fact that there are not many tourists coming in.

Yes, though the country is extreemily small in size (23,200km2), the population is even smaller (850,000). Plus the fact that there are not many tourists coming in.

now where did i put my passport?......

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Nice update! Loving that hotel...

Wow, nice updates! Beautiful pictures from Djibouti-Ville.
Yes Xusein, the KEMPINSKI DJIBOUTI is marvellous.

Thanks Hakonljzberg, u doing such a great job!

Hotel Bellevue
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27 June Square
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Catholic Church
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Lac Assal

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Ardoukoba volacno (Lac Assal at the background)
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Afar ladies in traditional clothes

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Sable Blanc beach near Tadjourah

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Beautiful right?
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Modernity versus tradition (high school girls)

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Visited Djibouti last year

Nice country, but to be honest I disliked a few things about the natives. They think Europeans are some kind of super humans and adore them to the fullest. They also seem to be jealous of Somalis (from Somalia) that hold European or other western nationalities, they triple checked my passport! They seem to have been infected by the French arrogance, because their dialect in Somali differs from mine and the communication went horrible I tried communicating with the airport staff in English and they couldn’t even speak it properly! Horrible….it’s like France in Africa

Visited Djibouti last year

Nice country, but to be honest I disliked a few things about the natives. They think Europeans are some kind of super humans and adore them to the fullest. They also seem to be jealous of Somalis (from Somalia) that hold European or other western nationalities, they triple checked my passport! They seem to have been infected by the French arrogance, because their dialect in Somali differs from mine and the communication went horrible I tried communicating with the airport staff in English and they couldn’t even speak it properly! Horrible….it’s like France in Africa

Wow, seems like you had a bad experience.

Djiboutians definatly don't think Europeans are superior, I completely disagree on that. Saying that we "adore Europeans to the fullest" is a ridiculous exageration to me, seriously.
When you say Djiboutians are jealous of Somalians holding different western passports, is it simply because they triple checked your passport at the airport? Does that mean Djiboutians are jealous of Somalians with western passports? Besides, why would I envy you, as a Djiboutian I can go everywhere with my passport (except Israel with whom we do not have diplomatic relations).
Finally, we are infected by "French arrogance" because with have a our own dialect or accent in Somali? Even the different regions of Somalia have different dialects, forget Djibouti which is a different country. Egypt and Yemen don't have the same dialects or accent even though Arabic is spoken in the 2 countries, does that mean one is arrogant compared to the other?
You are so negative about Djiboutians, I'm amazed.
But I do agree with you on the fact that English is not spoken enough. The gouvernment should emphasize on English, it's quiet difficult to the visitors.

Wow, seems like you had a bad experience.

Djiboutians definatly don't think Europeans are superior, I completely disagree on that. Saying that we "adore Europeans to the fullest" is a ridiculous exageration to me, seriously. i have to disagree, in principle only -i'm not talking about Djiboutians per se but people in general. i've seen it in other people so i wouldn't be shocked to see it in Djibouti

When you say Djiboutians are jealous of Somalians holding different western passports, is it simply because they triple checked your passport at the airport? Does that mean Djiboutians are jealous of Somalians with western passports? Besides, why would I envy you, as a Djiboutian I can go everywhere with my passport (except Israel with whom we do not have diplomatic relations).
Finally, we are infected by "French arrogance" because with have a our own dialect or accent in Somali? Even the different regions of Somalia have different dialects, forget Djibouti which is a different country. Egypt and Yemen don't have the same dialects or accent even though Arabic is spoken in the 2 countries, does that mean one is arrogant compared to the other?
You are so negative about Djiboutians, I'm amazed.
But I do agree with you on the fact that English is not spoken enough. The gouvernment should emphasize on English, it's quiet difficult to the visitors. thank god!! now where did i put my passport.....

i have to disagree, in principle only -i'm not talking about Djiboutians per se but people in general. i've seen it in other people so i wouldn't be shocked to see it in Djibouti
thank god!! now where did i put my passport.....

I agree with you that such a phenomenon is a general one. But I don't like the exaggeration that here in Djibouti we "adore Europeans to the fullest".

For the English, as I said, it is not spoken enough. It is subject to big debates, because Djibouti wants on one hand, to strengthen English, and on the other hand to promote local languages in school ( Afar and Somali).

English is important for business (most of the investors are from the Gulf or Asia), Djibouti is a member of the Comesa, and if it wants to succeed in regional integration, we must promote English (we're the only country in the region that speaks french). And it is important for tourism that is highly promoted now (construction of new hotels and resorts).

There are debates on the role of national languages as well. French is predominant. To a point where young Djiboutians tend to communicate in French rather than our languages. Most people are not able to write or read neither Afar or Somali, which is alarming.

Finally some groups are proposing to throw French altogether and adopt English for official matters and business and strengthen the role of the national languages.

So as you can see, there are big debates over a new language policy.

If not arzaranh, where are from?

yes i can see. it is a dilemma, i think. i believe the prevalence of english around the world contributes to a sense of superiority and entitlement that native anglophones in general, and americans in particular, have....check your PM

Wow, seems like you had a bad experience.

Djiboutians definatly don't think Europeans are superior, I completely disagree on that. Saying that we "adore Europeans to the fullest" is a ridiculous exageration to me, seriously.
When you say Djiboutians are jealous of Somalians holding different western passports, is it simply because they triple checked your passport at the airport? Does that mean Djiboutians are jealous of Somalians with western passports? Besides, why would I envy you, as a Djiboutian I can go everywhere with my passport (except Israel with whom we do not have diplomatic relations).
Finally, we are infected by "French arrogance" because with have a our own dialect or accent in Somali? Even the different regions of Somalia have different dialects, forget Djibouti which is a different country. Egypt and Yemen don't have the same dialects or accent even though Arabic is spoken in the 2 countries, does that mean one is arrogant compared to the other?
You are so negative about Djiboutians, I'm amazed.
But I do agree with you on the fact that English is not spoken enough. The gouvernment should emphasize on English, it's quiet difficult to the visitors.

It may sound like I was exaggerating but I was not, I have travelled around other African countries as well before visiting Djibouti so I know that I can compare. In general Djiboutians treated Europeans and other Westerners much better than African/Asian tourists. ‘The asslicking’ was everywhere from room service, taxi drivers to airport staff. But I didn’t have a bad time, I enjoyed myself and most people were friendly. About the English command in Djibouti, I was shocked to see managers and other officials not being able to speak English, let’s not even start about regular folks in the town.

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DJIBOUTI-VILLE

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One of my favorite Ethiopian restaurant
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a bank
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Fete de la Musique a Djibouti

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Djibouti First Lady, Khadra Mahamoud Haid (in red)
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KHADRA looks like arab ladies

KHADRA looks like arab ladies


Well she might, but she's not. She is an ethnic Somali. A lot of Somalis and Afars (2 main ethnic groups in Djibouti, the 3rd one being the Arabs by the way) have fair skin, plus the Islamic culture and the way they dress, a lot of them do look like Arabs to some people.

If not, your impressions on Djibouti?

by the time djebouti is arab country

Im sorry the pictures are so small, I wish they were bigger


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Yosef, the pictures you posted are so beautiful. Look all these wonderful unspoiled beaches. Wow!

Guess what, the photos of the area in construction is in Haramous (my neighborhood)! This residential area being built is less than a kilometer away from my house!

Post some more, and let's revive this thread of this unknown country.

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Islands

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The wonderful Lac Assal

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I wish this photo was bigger, Lava rocks and blue azure sea, so beautiful
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Apartments facing the Kempinski

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Board promoting the COMESA, Djibouti is a member

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Rue de Venise near the old Port

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Vue on a mosque around the old Port

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Traditional Boat

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Souvenir Market

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Siesta beach in Djibouti-ville

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View on the old Port

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Guess that's enough for today, enjoy guys...........

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Moucha Islands


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Maskali Island

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Lac Abbe

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Whoa, nice update! Djibouti is looking great!

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Whoa, nice update! Djibouti is looking great!

Aad beey u qurux badantahay Djibouti maaha? It's sad we're not emphasizing on that natural beauty. Nobody knows about it. Even personally I haven't been to all these places...

Just lovely, I've always been interested with Djibouti!

is there an part of Djibouti that volcanic...some of the landscapes look it.
beautiful place.

is there an part of Djibouti that volcanic...some of the landscapes look it.
beautiful place.
the volcano named "Erta Ale (http://www.earthweek.com/2008/ew081107/ew081107d.html)" is just across the boarder in Eastern Ethiopia. Parts of the Afar region of Ethiopia bordering Djibouti is volcanic and the geologic formations are continuous into Djibouti. So there is a good chance of it in my opinion. :)

Maybe Ras Siyan or someone more familiar with that area can give you a more definite answer but thats my observation.

Yosef, the pictures you posted are so beautiful. Look all these wonderful unspoiled beaches. Wow!

Guess what, the photos of the area in construction is in Haramous (my neighborhood)! This residential area being built is less than a kilometer away from my house!

Post some more, and let's revive this thread of this unknown country.
Thanks :cheers:

Nice pics of those Islands on your part.

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i think what really makes me admire the beauty of this country is that its so virgin! its untouched unspoilled. its just nature doing its thing. stunningly beautiful

the volcano named "Erta Ale (http://www.earthweek.com/2008/ew081107/ew081107d.html)" is just across the boarder in Eastern Ethiopia. Parts of the Afar region of Ethiopia bordering Djibouti is volcanic and the geologic formations are continuous into Djibouti. So there is a good chance of it in my opinion. :)

Maybe Ras Siyan or someone more familiar with that area can give you a more definite answer but thats my observation.

Djibouti and the Afar region of Ethiopia are located at the boundary between two tectonic plates, it's a region of volcanic activity.

i think what really makes me admire the beauty of this country is that its so virgin! its untouched unspoilled. its just nature doing its thing. stunningly beautiful

It's pretty virgin country. Around 75% of the country's population lives in the capital city and there are not hundreds of thousands of tourists visiting, so it's pretty unspoiled. Djibouti has this particular look, beauty, though most of the land is desertic.

Djibouti looks a magical place. I have friends from Eritrea and they told me a little about their customs of old etc. Is it similiar in Djiouti? It looks like a place that one can really get away to

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pics by Jonas

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Nice work Håkønljzberg, very nice photos as you always do. Please continue sharing with the rest of us your beautiful photos of Djibouti.

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Håkønljzberg, I'm not sure this last photo is a photo of Djibouti.

Cute girl in traditional outfit (Member of the Djiboutian delegation at the Beijing Olympics)

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Beautiful images, this is the type of quality I give a standing ovation for! :cheers:

Djibouti Pasha Casino

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Sable Blanc, Tadjourah

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Inside a Mosque

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It's really nice how unspoiled that Djibouti's shores are still, although it's shores are not far from the busy Bab el-Mandeb.

BTW, I didn't know you guys had a casino! Great way to attract tourists. :D

It's really nice how unspoiled that Djibouti's shores are still, although it's shores are not far from the busy Bab el-Mandeb.

BTW, I didn't know you guys had a casino! Great way to attract tourists. :D

Yes, Pasha is one of the 2 casinos the country has. The other one is inside the Sheraton Hotel. This one is located within the Kempenski Hotel complex.

The clientele is basically the rich businessmen from the Gulf countries (they can drink and party "discreetly" in Djibouti as Djibouti is less conservative than the Gulf nations)

great pics once again Håkønljzberg & Ras Siyan

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Nice pics Yosef

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Air Djibouti doesn't exist anymore. And we're still waiting for a deal between the government a Dubai to relaunch the national carrier

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A Mall

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Håkønljzberg, I'm not sure this last photo is a photo of Djibouti.

^^:nuts: oh Sorry, I've removed it now

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Great update, Håkønljzberg, Djibouti's shore really feels unspoiled and natural.

Out of Djibouti, Somilia and Ethiopia and Eritrea, which one has the most english speakers.

I want a wife from there. :)

Out of Djibouti, Somilia and Ethiopia and Eritrea, which one has the most english speakers.

I want a wife from there. :)
I dont know the exact figures but you can find English speakers in any one of those populations..especially in the diaspora. good luck lol.

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so beautiful. love the pics everyone

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The Northern mountainous region

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I love these renovated old city center buildings. It brings out the rich architectural heritage of the city (a blend of African, Arabo-Islamic and European designs)

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It's just during the last few years that the buildings of the old city are renovated. A lot of these buildings are more than 100 to 150 years old. And I love the architecture, it's quiet unique. Too sad there isn't much renovation work going on, some of the buildings are crumbling. While they continue building new areas, they seem to ignore to preserve the city's historic center and architectural heritage. Saddens me a lot.

I didn't know there was a mountainous region. I always thought it was quite flat.

Beautiful pictures Ras Siyan.

The renovation of Djibouti's historical buildings were long overdue, IMO. And I'm liking the results too.

I didn't know there was a mountainous region. I always thought it was quite flat.

Beautiful pictures Ras Siyan.

Thanks abesha,
Yes there is a mountainous region in the North where there are Djibouti's 3 forests ( Day, Mabla and Moussa Ali). It's really unspoiled and the weather's great compared to the south (where the capital is located).

New villas coming up everywhere

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P.S: Mind the poor quality image, I took the pictures with my phone

Out of Djibouti, Somilia and Ethiopia and Eritrea, which one has the most english speakers.

I want a wife from there. :)

Ethiopia, out of sheer numbers. :lol:

Ethiopia, out of sheer numbers. :lol:

Sure, with your 80 millions strong population

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Guess thats enough for the Day Forest National Park in the northern part of the country (Tadjourah Region).

In an article first published by the Djibouti triweekly newspaper La Nation, WFP's Fatma Samoura describes the agony of the Day forest, which contains 60 percent of Djibouti's wildlife and flora and fauna.

In an article first published by the Djibouti triweekly newspaper La Nation, WFP's Fatma Samoura describes the agony of the Day forest, which contains 60 percent of Djibouti's wildlife and flora and fauna.

Parler de forêt dans ce petit pays au climat rude, au relief d'origine basaltique et rhyolithique très accidenté et marqué par une succession des hauts plateaux et massifs montagneux et des plateaux et collines de moyenne altitude, peut paraître un paradoxe, un mythe créé de toute pièces par l'Homme pour justifier sa présence sur cette terre depuis plus de deux millions d'années.

Connu autrefois des Egyptiens de la Haute Antiquité sous le nom de Pays de Pount « Pays des Dieux », ainsi que de toutes les terres de la Corne de l'Afrique, Djibouti, ce territoire au relief formé de crêtes dentelées, de lames ciselées, de lacs de laves aux couleurs si vivaces, qu'elles semblent dater d'hier enfin, cette partie du monde où les restes de «Lucy », le plus lointain ancêtre de l'homme ont été retrouvés, est pourtant loin d'être ce territoire de désolation décrit par les anciens romanciers.

De part sa situation géographique exceptionnelle, Djibouti est considéré par la communauté des scientifiques, comme un laboratoire géologique à ciel ouvert. En effet, Djibouti est le seul endroit du monde ou l'on assiste à la naissance d'un futur océan « l'océan Erythréen", à la convergence de trois portions du rift mondial, ainsi qu'à l'étirement des plaques terrestres de l'Afrique et de l'Arabie.

Le fait de jouir du privilège peu enviable d'être le pays le plus chaud au monde, n'a pas empêché Djibouti de disposer d'une forêt renfermant des espèces endémiques rares. La forêt du Day, écosystème exceptionnel à 1.500 mètres d'altitude, forêt relique d'une superficie de 3,2 km² permet aux biologistes et botanistes d'étudier les profonds changements climatiques intervenus sur le continent... quand les montagnes du Sahara et de l'Arabie étaient encore recouvertes de forêts... La forêt de Day renferme à elle seule 60% de la biodiversité du pays.

En décidant de me rendre au Day, en cette fraîche matinée de février, je nourrissais trois rêves: celui de ramener mon compatriote et ami El Hadji Séne, qui venait de prendre sa retraite, après 18 ans de bons et loyaux services à la FAO dont 4 comme Directeur de la Division des Ressources forestières, sur un lieu de pèlerinage. Venu visiter cette forêt dix années auparavant en tant qu'expert forestier, il avait publié en plus de son rapport, un poème poignant sur l'agonie de ce patrimoine exceptionnel. Mon second souhait, plus personnel, était d'élargir mes connaissances sur la flore de ce pays qui m'avait accueilli pendant cinq années. A présent que ma mission tirait à sa fin, je souhaitais consolider mes contacts avec peuple que je n'avais fait que côtoyer au cours de brèves missions d'évaluation et de suivi sur le terrain. Après avoir parcouru en 5 ans, 8896 kms pour les besoins de l'organisation onusienne qui m'employait, j'étais bien décidée, au cours de mes derniers mois de séjour sur cette terre « de rencontres et d'échanges », à découvrir le pays avec de nouveaux yeux ; de joindre l'utile à l'agréable, en évaluant personnellement les performances de mon organisation, mais aussi et surtout en prenant le temps de mieux connaître ce peuple dont j'avais eu à maintes reprises, l'occasion d'apprécier l'hospitalité et la chaleur.

J'avais aussi un agenda caché: attirer l'attention de la communauté internationale sur les risques de voir à jamais disparaître une véritable forêt de conifères, (les genévriers), et de nombreuses espèces ligneuses et herbacées, notamment le Buis et les oliviers sauvages, une végétation comme il en existe très peu dans cette partie du globe.

Comme je n'étais, ni la Reine d'Egypte « Hashepsout », venue fouler les rivages de la Mer Rouge 1500, A.C à la recherche d'aromates, d'encens, de Khôl et de plumes d'autruches, ni Haroun Tazieff, venu en 1978 assister à la genèse du Volcan de « l'Ardoukoba », je n'avais pas besoin de barques de cannes de Papyrus, ni de felouques de 10 mètres de long et encore moins, d'instruments de mesure de phénomènes géomorphologiques. Mon paquetage était donc sommaire, un bloc notes neuf, des stylos, un appareil photo numérique et quelques bouteilles d'eau.

Notre convoi quitta la capitale à l'heure ou les chèvres acceptent, à contre-cœur, de suspendre leur conclave nocturne pour céder l'asphalte aux chauffeurs des transports en commun, dont les véhicules, comparables à des tombeaux roulants, crachent leurs passagers encore endormis dans le centre ville, qui accueille narquois les premiers lève-tôt. Actionnant leur klaxon à tue-tête, au mépris des règles du code de la route, leurs « buskas » dévalent la principale artère de la ville, baptisée Boulevard Cheick Ousman, à une vitesse supersonique, dans un bruit de métal effroyable.

Au cours du parcours de deux heures qui mène de Djibouti à Tadjourah, sur la Route de l'Unité, se dévoile un paysage à nul autre pareil. A la forêt de Prosopys qui longe la route nationale 1 à la sortie du PK 12 jusqu'au niveau de Wéa, succéderont, les vestiges du Lac Assal, situé à 153 mètres au dessous du niveau de la mer et qui n'a cessé d'émerveiller le voyageur par sa beauté étrange. Le dégradé de couleurs (brun des roches basaltiques, blanc écarlate de la banquise de sel, beige du gypse et bleu profond, serti d'émeraudes du lac), qui s'étale devant vous est un enchantement pour la vue et pour l'esprit. L'Ardoukoba, le dernier des volcans de la planète, né en 1978, en même temps qu'une faille de 12 km entre le Lac Assal et le Goubet est le témoignage féerique de l'écartement des plaques terrestres et de la dérive des continents.

Entre la route principale et le sommet de la Forêt de Day qui culmine à 1783 mètres, dans la partie supérieure du massif du Goda, la diversité floristique est fascinante: la palette d'espèces endémiques recherchées aussi bien pour le bois que pour le pâturage des bovins, ovins et caprins, (acacias, buis, camphriers, jujubiers, dragonniers, etc …) est impressionnante. Dans ce pays au climat semi-aride, les écosystèmes terrestres et aquatiques sont riches et variés. La monographie nationale de la diversité biologique a permis de recenser plus de 820 espèces de plantes, 493 espèces d'invertébrés, 455 espèces de poissons, 40 espèces de reptiles, 3 espèces d'amphibiens, 360 espèces d'oiseaux et 66 espèces de mammifères .

Et pourtant notre arrivée au sommet du Mont Goda équivaut au Pèlerin du Day à une véritable torture. Le spectacle vu avec ses yeux d'expert est affligeant. La vision de cette forêt de genévriers ou, plutôt de ce qu'il en reste, réveille en lui de violentes émotions. Les troncs des arbres morts tendent leurs bras blancs tordus, torsadés et habillés de lichens gris qui s'effilent en longue chevelure le long des branches. Selon lui, 80% du peuplement de genévriers est à l'agonie. Ces géants tourmentés, de plus de 20 mètres de haut, au nom poétique de Juniperus Procera et, plusieurs fois centenaires, poussent leur dernier râle. Leurs cris imperceptibles pour le non-initié que je suis, sont perçants, déchirants pour notre expert. Toutes ces racines desséchées et enchevêtrées, toutes ces silhouettes squelettiques, tous ces crânes dégarnis, en un mot, tous ces morts vivants gisant épars sur la terre ocre et spongieuse rappellent vaguement l'holocauste. La forêt du semble sortir des chambres à gaz d'Auschwitz-Birkenau. Ces Juniperus procera, autrefois jeunes, belles et vigoureuses ne sont plus que de vieilles filles dont la procréation semble à jamais compromise. A croire que la forêt a été euthanasié. La légende dit d'ailleurs qu'un militaire étranger aurait « piqué » les arbres. Mais ici, comme partout ailleurs, tout ce qui n'est pas le fait de Dieu est forcément celui du Diable et ce Diable a très souvent les traits d'un étranger. Passés les premiers instants d'émoi et de consternation, notre Pèlerin retrouve ses esprits. Il a beau fouiller dans sa mémoire encore vivace, les repères de son passage au Day 10 années auparavant ne sont plus là. Le spectacle qui s'étale sous ses pieds ne correspond en rien aux souvenirs de sa première escale au Day. Il savait que sa forêt était en détresse, mais sa déception ne fera qu'augmenter au fur et à mesure qu'il descendra les paliers du massif. Il disparaît tout d'un coup de ma vue. Il s'enfonce dans la végétation clairsemée. Je le retrouve quelques mètres plus loin, désemparé. J'ai l'impression qu'il assiste au deuil d'un proche. Il touche les troncs arrachés du sol par le vieillissement, il parle aux condamnés, il caresse ceux qui sont plongés dans un sommeil profond dont ils ne se réveilleront jamais. Il donne l'extrême-onction à ceux qui vont mourir. Il arrache les mauvaises herbes autour des mourants pour leur offrir une sépulture décente. Il s'adresse aux arbres comme un médecin à ses patients. Il emploie des termes que je m'efforce de comprendre. Il ne s'explique pas ce suicide collectif, ce manque de régénération naturelle. Il n'a pas une seule explication, mais plusieurs hypothèses. Il attribue la régression de cette forêt qui s'étendait sur une superficie de 3000 ha en 1977, de 1600 ha en 1983 et qui ne fait plus aujourd'hui que 900 ha à plusieurs facteurs: la sécheresse prolongée, le volcanisme régional de 1862 par le déversement de gaz sulfureux qui au contact de l'eau produisent de l'acide sulfurique qui en tombant sur les arbres entraînent la mort de la végétation; le vieillissement simultané des peuplements; la transformation de la composition chimique du sol; mais aussi à l'action de l'homme par le surpâturage, l'émondage pour répondre aux besoins alimentaires des animaux en période de sécheresse et au moment de le fructification des graines, le piétinement des animaux, la coupe de bois pour la construction dans les années 60, la présence humaine, etc… Peinée pas l'attitude du Pèlerin, je pose une question au hasard, tout doucement. Je ne veux pas perturber sa méditation, je ne souhaite pas interrompre sa symbiose avec la nature. «Et Pourquoi l'UNESCO ne considèrerait-elle pas ce site comme un patrimoine mondial, s'il est si important pour l'humanité? ». « Dans ce cas, me répond t-il, il faudrait mettre toute la forêt en défens et immédiatement, ce qui suppose la mobilisation de moyens énormes, sans compter qu'il va falloir trouver d'autres solutions pour assurer la survie des populations et des animaux qui vivent de la richesse de cette forêt ». Je savais que le prix à payer pour la sauvegarde du Day n'égalerait en rien les sommes colossales investies en Egypte pour sauver le temple d'Abou Simbel, érigé pour glorifier à jamais son constructeur Ramsés II, Le Grand. Cet édifice, le plus noble et le plus grandiose de l'Egypte, autrefois menacé par le Lac Nasser a pu être tiré du sable, grâce à la volonté des hommes et aux prodiges de la technique. On pourrait mettre un terme à l'agonie du Day, avec des moyens infiniment plus réduits. L'espoir de sauver la forêt de genévrier était d'autant plus permis que sur un petit périmètre mis en défends par le Ministère de l'Agriculture depuis des années, une régénération naturelle était observée. Déjà quelques jeunes pousses de genévriers de 20 à 50 cm de haut se dégageaient du sol, tout autour des arbres encore vigoureux. Ils sont minuscules, fragiles mais bien réels. Le Pèlerin constante avec joie cette renaissance. Il murmure « Pour un forestier il n'ait plus grande joie que de pouvoir préserver les joyaux de la nature ». Il dit « Il faut sauver cette forêt qui est d'un intérêt primordial pour l'environnement mondial, dans la mesure où elle représente l'écosystème de type méditerranéen le plus méridional qui existe actuellement».

Moi, je prends des notes, je prends des photos, je veux immortaliser ces moments. C'est peut être mon dernier voyage au Day. Le temps passe et la fraîcheur du matin commence à faire place aux premiers rayons du soleil. Au loin, on attend une horde de cynocéphales s'amuser bruyamment. Il faut se remettre en route. Je devais me rendre sur Tadjourah où une autre mission m'attendait. En effet, le lendemain je devais aller à Randa, Dorra et Moudo pour visiter les cantines scolaires et m'assurer de leur bon fonctionnement. L'école primaire de Moudo, la plus au Nord du Pays, à la limite de la frontière Ethiopienne, venait juste de rouvrir ses portes, après 14 ans de fermeture et je tenais à m'y rendre.

Mon pèlerin lui devait redescendre du Djibouti. Sa mission au Day était certes un souhait personnel, mais les termes de Référence de sa mission qui portait sur « la Promotion du dialogue et de la coopération régionale en matière forestière en zones arides et sub-humides d'Afrique: gestion durable des forêts, protection de l'environnement et lutte contre la désertification », étaient plus larges. Le transfert de passagers sur l'autre véhicule venu de Tadjourah se fit à Sagalou. Pendant tout le temps que dura ce trajet, le Pèlerin et moi n'échangeâmes presque pas de mots et pourtant, nous nous étions tout dit. Chacun de nous savait exactement ce qui lui restait à faire. Nous ne prîmes pas l'engagement de nous revoir, mais nous savions qu'il était possible de sauver la Forêt du Day.

Je priais simplement que la personne qui allait me remplacer à Djibouti partage mes sensibilités pour que la mobilisation des hommes et des moyens puissent se faire le plus tôt possible.

En me séparant du Pèlerin du Day, j'étais convaincue que l'Etranger n'était pas toujours Lucifer.

Wow, I didn't know that Djibouti had that kind of landscape! Reminds me of the mountains of Sheekh or Sanaag. :)

Wow, I didn't know that Djibouti had that kind of landscape! Reminds me of the mountains of Sheekh or Sanaag. :)

Yes, the ressemblance is there. I was always fascinated by the Sanaag region's beauty, my mother is originally from Sanaag. Its quiet hard to find any pictures of Sanaag's Daallo and Surud Cad mountains and forests.

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I didn't realise Djibouti was so green, nice:cheers:

I didn't realise Djibouti was so green, nice:cheers:

Thanks, well I guess that was the purpose of this thread, to help you discover our mysterious country, and looks like that's working, to my great satisfaction.

Actually Djibouti's landscape is mostly arid, desertic and volcanic but there are 3 forests (that are now National Parks) located in the Tadjourah and Obock regions of the North. Its much greener and cooler compared to the south where the capital is located.

There are camps where you can spend the night and I've been to Day forest only (the most popular) and really enjoyed it. The climate in summer is mild (around 25 degrees in the morning and much cooler during the night) where in the same time, Djibouti-city is roting under 45 degrees heat...

Thanks, well I guess that was the purpose of this thread, to help you discover our mysterious country, and looks like that's working, to my great satisfaction.

Actually Djibouti's landscape is mostly arid, desertic and volcanic but there are 3 forests (that are now National Parks) located in the Tadjourah and Obock regions of the North. Its much greener and cooler compared to the south where the capital is located.

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I wouldn't consider myself ignorant about Djibouti after all my cousins are half Djiboutian, but I seriously wasn't aware the country had any green landscape.

I wouldn't consider myself ignorant about Djibouti after all my cousins are half Djiboutian, but I seriously wasn't aware the country had any green landscape.

Mashallah, you have Djiboutian relatives (you're Sudanese right?)!

Mashallah, you have Djiboutian relatives (you're Sudanese right?)!

yep:)

Devil's Island again

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Djiboutian Canyon

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^^keep them coming :cheers::cheers:

^^keep them coming :cheers::cheers:

Your wish, my command desert burner...

Ardukoba Volcano

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Lac Assal

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Lac Abbe

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Arta Bay

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Goubet El Kharab

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And of course, RAS SIYAN, from that place where I got my pseudo...

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For that previous picture that doesn't show of Lac Assal

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Guys come on, don't be shy, leave your comments and lets discuss the wild and particular beauty of DJIBOUTI.

Goda Mountains


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Moussa Ali (highest mountain in Djibouti: 2021 metres)

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Grand Barra desert (one of the world's driest places)

Grand Barra desert (one of the world's driest places)


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Interesting, but not mysterious.

^^djibouti is real charm that needs to be discovered :cheers:

Wow, thanks Ras Siyan for these marvelous photos. I don't want to sound ignorant, but I was unaware of the diversity Djibouti has! :shocked::okay:

Wow, thanks Ras Siyan for these marvelous photos. I don't want to sound ignorant, but I was unaware of the diversity Djibouti has! :shocked::okay:

Adigaa mudan Xusein! How can you blame yourself for not being aware of this beautiful diversity when even most Djiboutians are unaware of it? They rather flock in their thousands in neighboring Ethiopia, Yemen and Somalia to escape the summer heat of the capital when the North of the country offers just what they are looking for in the neighboring countries.

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^^i love it :cheers:but it will be chicken when the Mighty Lamu is inaugurated :)

^^i love it :cheers:but it will be chicken when the Mighty Lamu is inaugurated :)

Loool, when Lamu is inaugurated, we will play by the rules of competition...I really like the competition between our two countries in the transport area (ports), they're competing for that large Ethiopian market by modernizing and investing in infrastructures and that's good for both of our countries.

Loool, when Lamu is inaugurated, we will play by the rules of competition...I really like the competition between our two countries in the transport area (ports), they're competing for that large Ethiopian market by modernizing and investing in infrastructures and that's good for both of our countries.

Djibouti is looking great. i like the new container terminal.

thanks Ras Siyan, your doing a great work.

Great port!!! Djibouti will be the next Hong Kong!

^^i love it :cheers:but it will be chicken when the Mighty Lamu is inaugurated :)

Did you guys find investment for that project yet?