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Djibouti

Welcome to Djibouti. officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by Eritrea in the north, Ethiopia in the west and south, and Somalia in the southeast. The remainder of the border is formed by the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden at the east. Djibouti occupies a total area of just 23,200 km2 (8,958 sq mi).
Djibouti is a multi-ethnic nation with a population of over 912,000 inhabitants. Arabic and French are the country's two official languages. About 94% of residents adhere to Islam, which is the official religion and has been predominant in the region for more than a thousand years. Djibouti City is the capital of Djibouti, in the Horn of Africa. It’s known for its 19th-century architecture and the port at the entrance to the Red Sea.
Djibouti is strategically located near some of the world's busiest shipping lanes, controlling access to the Red Sea and Indian Ocean. It serves as a key refuelling and transshipment center, and is the principal maritime port for imports from and exports to neighboring Ethiopia. A burgeoning commercial hub, the nation is the site of various foreign military bases
A wind tornado dancing across the dry areas outside of the city of Djibouti City the capital.
Outside the city the area is very sparse and arid. The bulk of the population of Djibouti, 60% of the population lives in the capital city. We landed there and say very little of the Capital city.
Life is very difficult living on the land.
Souvenirs made by the Afar, tribesmen for sale at a look out point. Items are made out of salt from theGulf of Aden and the Red Sea with salt beds close by.
Afar Tribesmen
The Gulf of Aden and the The Red Sea
A mosque located close to the salt flats
As you can see life is very difficult to exist in the dry terrain.
Homes of the Afar Tridesmen
An existence at best
Talk about a wide spot in the road
Salt Lake Assal in the distance
This is a better home of the Afar
Lake Assal is a crater lake in the Danakil Desert in central Djibouti. Dormant volcanoes and black lava fields back its emerald water. More than 150m below sea level, it’s the lowest point in Africa. The wet section of the lake is a body of extremely salty water fed by hot springs. The dry section features a white salt bed from which lake water evaporated over the years. Salt is extracted in slabs
It is located at the western end of Gulf of Tadjoura in the Tadjoura Region, touching Dikhil Region, at the top of the Great Rift Valley, some 120 km (75 mi) west of Djibouti city. Lake Assal is a saline lake which lies 155 m (509 ft) below sea level in the Afar Triangle, making it the lowest point on land in Africa and the third-lowest point on Earth after the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea
No outflow occurs from the lake, and due to evaporation, the salinity level of its waters is 10 times that of the sea, making it the most saline in the world
Lake Assal is the world's largest salt reserve.

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