`Ali Sabieh
| `Ali Sabieh صابح على |
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 `Ali Sabieh
صابح على |
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| Coordinates: 11°09′N 42°43′E / 11.15°N 42.717°ECoordinates: 11°09′N 42°43′E / 11.15°N 42.717°E | |
| Country |  Djibouti |
| Region | Ali Sabieh |
| Elevation | 752 m (2,467 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 40,074 |
`Ali Sabieh is a city located in southern Djibouti and `Ali Sabieh is served by a station on the Addis Ababa - Djibouti Railway.
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[edit] History
Following the conclusion of the 1977-1978 Ogaden War, `Ali Sabieh, along with Dikhil, accommodated three quarters of the 8,000 Issa Somalis who had fled Ethiopia.[1] This is to protect the construction of the railway Franco-Ethiopian military post that was installed 90 km of the line to July 1899. It is then guarded by the military "Sudan" from the Marchand mission . This is considered as the border with Ethiopia. The place was not subject to permanent housing before. In 1904, a report notes that "when the border post of Ali Sabieh, it has the appearance of a fortress.
[edit] Overview
`Ali Sabieh is the capital of the Ali Sabieh Region. It lies along National Highway 5.
Nearby towns and villages include Dikhil (20.1 nm), Oue`a, Djibouti (32.1 nm), Arta (23.3 nm), Digri (11.9 nm), Ali Adde (10.3 nm), Dewele (8.7 nm), and Rahele (12.5 nm), Bondara (20.5 nm), Guelile (5.5 nm).
[edit] Climate
| Climate data for `Ali Sabieh | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 24 (75) |
25 (77) |
26 (79) |
27 (81) |
28 (82) |
32 (90) |
33 (91) |
34 (93) |
30 (86) |
26 (79) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
27.8 (82.1) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 20 (68) |
21 (70) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
21 (70) |
20 (68) |
22 (71.7) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 20 (0.79) |
20 (0.79) |
15 (0.59) |
25 (0.98) |
10 (0.39) |
5 (0.2) |
3 (0.12) |
1 (0.04) |
4 (0.16) |
11 (0.43) |
12 (0.47) |
13 (0.51) |
139 (5.47) |
| Source: The Weather Channel | |||||||||||||
[edit] References
- ^ Jeff Crisp, "The Politics of Repatriation: Ethiopian Refugees in Djibouti, 1977-83", Review of African Political Economy, No. 30, Conflict in the Horn of Africa, (September, 1984), p. 74
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