Yoboki
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 Yoboki
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| Coordinates: 11°31′N 42°06′E / 11.517°N 42.1°E | |
| Country |  Djibouti |
| Region | Dikhil |
| Elevation | 250 m (823 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 644 |
Yoboki is a town located in the western Dikhil Region of Djibouti. It is situated roughly 100 km (62 mi) west of the nation's capital city of Djibouti, and roughly 40 km (25 mi) northwest of Dikhil, the regional capital. In 1968 it had a population of around 200 people, mostly Afar peoples.[1] More recent estimates indicate it has a population of 644.
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[edit] History
Yoboki has a long history of conflict. Bomb attacks by an unknown perpetrator were reported in mid-May 1990, affecting electric and military installations in the town.[2] In December 1998 it was occupied by the Ethiopian army.[3]
[edit] Transport
Yoboki is well connected; National Highway 1, National Highway 7 and National Highway 8 connect it.
[edit] References
- ^ Thompson, Virginia; Richard Adloff (1968). Djibouti and the Horn of Africa. Stanford University Press. p. 47. ISBN 9780804706506. http://books.google.com/books?id=ohakAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA47. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
- ^ Economist Intelligence Unit (Great Britain) (1990). Country report: Uganda, Ethiopia, Somalia, Djibouti. The Unit. http://books.google.com/books?id=wt80AQAAIAAJ. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
- ^ Horn of Africa bulletin. Life & Peace Institute. 1998. http://books.google.com/books?id=We4PAQAAMAAJ. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
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Coordinates: 11°31′N 42°06′E / 11.517°N 42.1°E
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