Obock Region

Obock Region
Rakaakay Obock
Gobolka Obock
إقليم أوبوك
Region (Gobolka - Rakaakay)
Coordinates: 11°58′N 43°18′E / 11.967°N 43.300°E / 11.967; 43.300
Country Djibouti
Administrative centreObock
Area
 • Total4,700 km2 (1,800 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total44,678
ISO 3166 codeDJ-OB

The Obock Region is a region in northern Djibouti. The administrative centre is Obock. Other towns are: Khôr ‘Angar, Alaili Dadda`, and Medeho.

It is bordered by Eritrea to the north, the Tadjourah Region to the southwest, and the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden to the east. There are several salt-lakes on the road to Tadjoura.

References

  1. ↑ "Djibouti Population". presidence.dj. Archived from the original on 3 April 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  2. ↑ Google (6 November 2016). "Obock Region" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  3. ↑ Rimbaud, Arthur (18 December 2007). I Promise to Be Good: The Letters of Arthur Rimbaud. Random House Publishing Group. p. 252. ISBN 978-0-307-43125-7.