DJIBOUTI

Par: Emily Potemri

L’ AFRIQUE

Map of Djibouti

Djibouti’s Flag

IMPORTANT FACTS

Capital- Djibouti City

Official language(s)- French and Arabic

Population- 757,074,000 people

Religion- Islam

Location of Country- Northeastern of Africa

GEOGRAPHY

These are mountains in Djibouti….

Climate- extremely hot and dry

Surrounding bodies of water- the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean

Surrounding Countries- Somalia, Ethiopia, and Eritea

Mountain(s)- 1. Goda Mountains,2. Ardoukaoba mountian3. Mabla Mountains 4. Mousa Ali mountain

Main land areas- no farming

PEOPLE

WHO

LIVE IN

DJIBOUTI

KEY DATES The Fest’Horn

festival represents the musical tradition of this African nation

Some Holidays: Eid al-Fitr (a celebration at the

end of Ramadan)

& Eid al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice, a celebration of Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his son)

Independence Day- June 27th

o Patriotic holidayo Celebrate w/fireworks and a paradeo Sing patriotic songs tell stories about their

history

MAIN TOURISTS ATTRACTIONS

The Palace of Kimbyacoodi

Djibouti’s Lake Assal

Very rich and varied

Soupe djiboutienne (Fah- Fah)

Spaghetti (eaten with hands)

MONUMENTS AND SITES

CUISINE

FAMOUS PEOPLE & THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS

Ismael Omar Guelleh-

a) Born-11/27/47b) Began career as

civil servent w/ the French colonial adminnistration

That’s me! I’m Imeal Omar Guellah!!

WE HAVE EVERYTHING YOU WANT TO SEE AND IT’S ALL ABOUT HAVING A GREAT TIME!

Do You Like the Hot Sun, Warm Sand, and Sites to See? Then come on down to…

Djibouti

WORK CITED:

1. http://online.culturegrams.com/world/world_country_sections.php?contid

2. http://worldbookonline.com/wbdiscover/article?id=ar830585&st=djibouti

3. http://online.culturegrams.com/world/world_country.php?contid=i&wmm=AFRICA&CID=2...

4. http://worldbookonline.com.wbdiscover/print?id=ar830585

5. Ismail Omar Guelleh Biography - life, family, children, school, son, old, born, year, Career - Newsmakers Cumulation http://www.notablebiographies.com/newsmakers2/2006-Ei-La/Guelleh-Ismail-Omar.html#ixzz1c05Ho5SQ

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