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Djibouti
Djibouti is the capital and largest city in the country of Djibouti, with a population of approximately 624,000 people, and the capital of Djibouti is characterized by its rapid development and prosperity; the reason for this is due to its geostrategic importance in addition to the presence of a crowded port in it, as this is The development is evident through the differences in the region, unlike during the period of French settlement, and this capital is characterized by excellent infrastructure, and includes many hotels, clubs and restaurants.
Djibouti residents
The Djibouti community is considered a mixed community of many ethnicities, such as Somalis, Afar, and Ethiopians, and these groups usually communicate in Arabic or French, in addition to that there are many immigrants in Djibouti who speak several languages such as Hindi, Amharic, Greek, and Arabic in the Omani dialect, It is worth noting that when Djibouti was discovered by France, the area was not yet populated.
History of the city of Djibouti
The city of Djibouti is located on the southern shore of the Gulf of Tajura, which is the entrance to the Gulf of Aden. This city was built in three phases, which includes a mixture of ancient and modern architecture. The establishment of the city of Djibouti as a port dates back to Lyonce Lagarde (French: Léonce Lagarde) in 1888 Which is the first ruler of French Somaliland as it was called in the past, and soon after it became the capital of the state of Djibouti, it is worth noting that the port of Djibouti is landlocked and covers about 647,497 square meters, and work began on the railway linking Addis Ababa in Ethiopia to the port in 1917 AD, Djibouti became a free port in 19 49 AD, and its economy relied on its use as commercial centers between Ethiopia and the Red Sea, and was also used as a refueling station, but its trade declined during the closure of the Suez Canal.
Guerrilla warfare on parts of the railroad linking Djibouti to Addis Ababa during the Ethiopian Civil War in the late seventies of the last century disrupted the city’s economy, as war and drought led to large numbers of Somalia and Ethiopia resorting to Djibouti, which led to an enlarged population and thus creating More pressure on its resources.
