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	Obock - Wikipedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Obock (also Obok, Ubuk) is a small port town of Djibouti, located on the northern shore of the Gulf of Tadjoura[?] where it opens out into the Gulf of Aden.
		The French interest was to have a coaling station for steamships[?], which would become especially important upon the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869.
		However, the anchorage was more exposed than the site of Djibouti on the south side of the Gulf of Tadjoura, and the colonial administration moved there in 1891.
	wikipedia.findthelinks.com /ob/Obock.html (357 words)

	US Department Of State Post Report (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The coastline north of the Gulf of Tadjoura juxtaposes palm-lined beaches with jagged hills.
		Fishing in the Gulf of Tadjoura is at the artisanal level, although the government is building a fishing port that is intended to greatly expand the fishing industry.
		Tadjoura is also a good base from which to explore the Forêt du Day and the wooded area near the village of Dittilou, both of which provide a respite from the dry, barren landscape found elsewhere in Djibouti.
	foia.state.gov /Phonebook/postrpt/pr_view_all.asp?CntryID=44 (8747 words)

	Tadjoura district - TheBestLinks.com - Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Obock district, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Tadjoura district, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Obock district, Dikhil district...
		Tadjoura district is a district (cercle) in Djibouti.
		The district borders Ethiopia and Eritrea to the north/north-west, the Djiboutian district of Obock district to the north-east, the Djiboutian district of Dikhil district to the south and the Gulf of Tadjoura to the south-east.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Tadjoura_district.html (128 words)

	Gulf of Aden -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		To the west, it narrows into the Gulf of Tadjoura; its eastern geographic limits are defined by the meridian of Cape Guardafui (51°16 E).
		Its 600 miles (1,000 kilometres) of coastline extend from Cape Kasar, in the north, to the Strait of Mandeb, separating the Red Sea from the Gulf of Aden in the south.
		The Arabian Peninsula is bounded by the Red Sea on the west and southwest, the Gulf of Aden on the south, the Arabian Sea on the south and southeast, and the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf (also called the Arabian Gulf) on the northeast.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9003716 (914 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Sector 1 corresponds to the southern shore of the Gulf of Tadjoura; Djibouti lies in a hot and Sector 2 corresponds to the northern shore of the Gulf of Tadjoura; semi-arid zone.
		Mean surface water tem- At the entrance of the Gulf of Tadjoura, peratures vary between 25°C and 29°C. In north of the town of Djibouti, a vast reef March, a thermocline lies at depths of 60- plateau forms the base of the islands of 85 meters.
		Gulf of Suez, Gulf of Aqaba and the Red Sea Th nubr of mtrzd RedSe The total horsepower of purse seiners Is Sea.
	www-wds.worldbank.org /servlet/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2001/05/08/000094946_0104210950231/Rendered/INDEX/multi0page.txt (13844 words)

	Djibouti district - TheBestLinks.com - Somalia, Somaliland, Gulf of Aden, Dikhil district, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Djibouti district - TheBestLinks.com - Somalia, Somaliland, Gulf of Aden, Dikhil district,...
		Djibouti district, Djibouti, Somalia, Somaliland, Gulf of Aden, Dikhil district...
		The district borders the Djiboutian district of Dikhil district to the south-west, the Djiboutian district of 'Ali Sabih district, Somaliland (Somalia) to the south-east to the south and the Gulf of Tadjoura/Gulf of Aden to the north.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Djibouti_district.html (134 words)

	Djibouti
		The gulf of Tadjoura is oriented in a straight axis which goes from the North-East towards South-east.
		The Gulf of Tadjourah is 80 km long, that is between Ras Bir which is at the gate of the Gulf to the center of Ghoubbet El Kharab which is at the tail of the Gulf, and
		The gulf of Tadjoura is surrounded by solid mountains such as Mabla, Goda, Arta and Hémed.
	fire.prohosting.com /djibouty/Ecosystem/Landscape/Landscape.htm (1124 words)

	MSN Encarta - Print Preview - Djibouti (country)
		To its east lies the Gulf of Aden, an arm of the Indian Ocean.
		The Gulf of Tadjoura extends over 100 km (60 mi) into Djibouti from the east coast.
		Plateaus and mountains rise above narrow coastal plains to the north and south of the gulf.
	encarta.msn.com /text_761571806___2/Djibouti_(country).html (351 words)

	MSN Encarta - Djibouti (country)
		Also called Jibuti, it is bounded on the east by the Gulf of Aden; on the south-east by Somalia; on the south and west by Ethiopia; and on the north by Eritrea.
		It is strategically located on the busy shipping lanes of the Bab el Mandeb, the strait that links the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden.
		To the north of the Gulf of Tadjoura, which deeply indents the country’s coast, lie several mountain ranges with heights of about 1,525 to 1,830 m (5,000 to 6,000 ft).
	uk.encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761571806/Djibouti_(country).html (221 words)

	ZUJI (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		It sits on the western shore of an isthmus in the Gulf of Tadjoura, overlooking a small marina where dhows, fishing skiffs and pleasure boats are moored.
		Tadjoura's setting is spectacular, especially when viewed from the sea.
		The town is about 35km (22mi) north-west across the Gulf of Tadjoura from the capital, and the best way to reach it is by boat.
	www.zuji.com /dest/guide/0,1277,ZUJINZ\|240\|855\|1,00.html (470 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search View - Djibouti (country)
		The capital, principal port, and only sizable city is Djibouti, located on the southern side of the mouth of the Gulf of Tadjoura.
		Roughly 60 percent of Djiboutians are ethnic Somali, the predominant group in the south, and about 30 percent are Afar, the main group in the north.
		Subsequently, small Afar sultanates, including Obock and Tadjoura, emerged on the northern side of the Gulf of Tadjoura.
	encarta.msn.com /text_761571806__1/Djibouti_(country).html (2252 words)

	Aden, Gulf of -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		The port of Aden lies on the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula on the Gulf of Aden, overlooking the southern entrance to the Red Sea.
		In the 450-mile (720-kilometer) stretch between Yucatán and Florida are the Yucatán Channel, the northwestern coast of Cuba, and the Straits of Florida.
		A shallow sea of the Indian Ocean, the Persian Gulf separates the Arabian Peninsula from Iran in southwestern Asia.
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9315836 (914 words)

	PossibleBlade: Tadjoura, Gulf Of
		French Golfe De Tadjoura, gulf indenting the coastline of Djibouti, eastern Africa, located at the extreme western end of the Gulf of Aden.
		It provides some shelter for the port of Djibouti on the southeastern shore of the gulf.
		The gulf is 35 miles (56 km) wide at the mouth and 50 miles long, with a depth of as much as 3,550 feet (1,082 m) near the centre.
	possibleblade.blogspot.com /2005/02/tadjoura-gulf-of.html (99 words)

	Djibouti
		The Sultanate of Tadjoura was located on the African coast along the Red Sea.
		The Dardar of Tadjoura accepted a British Protectorate in 1840 and the Musha Island, in the Gulf of Tadjoura, was given to the United Kingdom.
		Tadjoura became an important port of call for the vessels sailing to Madagascar and Indochina, which were not allowed to moor in Aden since the British colonization in 1839.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/dj.html (1556 words)

	Saudi Aramco World : Djibouti: A Future in Arabic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Their prize, although late in coming, was the Gulf of Tadjoura and the land about its desolate coastline.
		Until then, the Gulf's two settlements, Tadjoura, and Obock on the north shore, were of minor importance.
		North and east of Lake Assal, the Gulf of Tadjoura's shore is mostly a torrid zone of tumbled basalt, but inland the Sultan of Tadjoura owns gardens of banana, pepper and orange, all lushly irrigated by streams flowing down from the fogblown forest of Dai.
	www.saudiaramcoworld.com /issue/200102/djibouti-a.future.in.arabic.htm (2448 words)

	Gulf of Tadjoura (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The Gulf of Tadjoura is a gulf or basin of the Indian Ocean in the Horn of Africa, lying to the south of the straits of Bab-el-Mandeb, or the entrance to the Red Sea.
		Most of its coastline is the territory of Djibouti, except for a short stretch on the southern shore which is part of the territory of Somalia.
		Ports on the Gulf of Tadjoura include Obock, Tadjoura and Djibouti.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/G/Gulf-of-Tadjoura.htm (150 words)

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		From the straight baselines and the Gulf of Tadjoura closing lines Djibouti measures its 12 nm territorial sea.
		The Gulf of Tadjoura is closed by two lines, A-B (9.9 nm) and B-C (13.9 nm), which extend from two points on the mainland to Isles Moucho.
		A closing line that would better delimit the waters of the Gulf as a juridical bay would be from point A to a point on the coast near the city of Djibouti.
	biotech.law.lsu.edu /blaw/dodd/corres/20051m_040201/djiboutifinal.doc (695 words)

	Gulf of Aden -- Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - Your gateway to all Britannica has to offer!
		Arm of the Indian Ocean between the Arabian Peninsula and Somalia.
		To the west, it narrows into the Gulf of Tadjoura; its eastern limit is the meridian of Cape Guardafui.
		From east to west the gulf measures about 1,100 miles (1,800 kilometers) and from north to...
	concise.britannica.com /ebc/article-9354583 (984 words)

	Russian Somaliland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		On the 18th of January 1889 they landed at Sagallo, an old Egyptian fort not far from Tadjoura on the Gulf of Tadjoura.
		They were greated rather less cordially by the French, who were presumably concerned that the Russian colony would threaten their expansion into Somaliland from Obock at the mouth of the Gulf of Tadjoura.
		This resulted in the events of February 17th 1889 when Admiral Olry sailed into the Gulf of Tadjoura and demanded that the Russians leave their colony.
	www.users.zetnet.co.uk /belhavia/Russomal.htm (541 words)

	Djibouti - General Information : Any Travels (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Tadjoura is on the other side of the Gulf of Tadjoura and is a good place to go if you want to go diving.
		Most of the land in the country is very dry and rocky.
		Within 10km (6mi) of town there are several peaks that rise to more than 1300m (4264ft), and there are superb coral reefs accessible to snorkellers and divers close to shore.
	www.anytravels.com /index.php?e=179&type=03 (570 words)

	Lighthouses of Djibouti
		The Republic of Djibouti is a small nation at the head of the Gulf of Aden in northeastern Africa.
		The original lighthouse was described as a "white square tower." Located on an island in the Gulf of Tadjoura about 20 km (12.5 mi) east northeast of Djibouti.
		Located on Ras Bir, a desolate cape at the northern entrance to the Gulf of Tadjoura and the southern entrance to the Bab el Mendab.
	www.unc.edu /~rowlett/lighthouse/dji.htm (693 words)

	Background Notes Archive - Africa
		Further exploration by Henri Lambert, French Consular Agent at Aden, and Captain Fleuriot de Langle led to a treaty of friendship and assistance between France and the sultans of Raheita, Tadjoura, and Gobaad, from whom the French purchased the anchorage of Obock (1862).
		In 1884-85, France expanded its protectorate to include the shores of the Gulf of Tadjoura and the Somaliland.
		Paved roads link Djibouti City with the northern provincial capital of Tadjoura and with the Assab-Addis Ababa Highway in Ethiopia, but be on the lookout for police roadblocks and storm-related damage.
	dosfan.lib.uic.edu /ERC/bgnotes/af/djibouti9603.html (2438 words)

	Search Results for "Djibouti"
		...Republic of Djibouti, a port on the Gulf of Tadjoura (an inlet of the Gulf of Aden).
		Somalia comprises almost the entire African coast of the Gulf of Aden and a longer stretch on the Indian Ocean.
		It is a commercial and industrial center located on the Addis Ababa-Djibouti railroad.
	www.bartleby.com /cgi-bin/texis/webinator/65search?query=Djibouti (204 words)

	Tectonics of the westernmost Gulf of Aden and the Gulf of Tadjoura from submersible observations
		The Gulf of Tadjoura, separating the Danakil and Somalia plates
		, represents the western extension of the Sheba Ridge between Arabia and Somalia in the Gulf of Aden (Fig.
		There is no surface evidence for any transform fault zone in the area covered and the incipient spreading segments whose geometry implies extension on 050° do not define a plate boundary.
	www.nature.com /nature/journal/v319/n6052/abs/319396a0.html (341 words)

	French Colonies - Djibouti (formerly French Somaliland)
		The coastline is deeply indented by the Gulf of Tadjoura.
		Djibouti is one of the hottest places on Earth, with an average annual temperature of nearly 32° C (90° F).
		The country was the base of French operations during the 1991 Persian Gulf War.
	www.discoverfrance.net /Colonies/Djibouti.shtml (946 words)

	lastminute.com World Travel Guide
		The Gulf of Tadjoura (especially Obock) offers many species of fish and coral and is ideal for diving, spearfishing and underwater photography.
		The best time for these activities is from September to May when the waters of the Red Sea are clear.
		On the opposite side of the Gulf of Tadjoura, an excellent place for scuba diving, fishing and underwater photography, are the towns of Obock and Tadjoura.
	www.lastminute.com /lmn/fastfacts/data/dji/dji.html (244 words)

	Djibouti (10/05)
		Political parties: People's Rally for Progress (RPP) established in 1981; New Democratic Party (PRD) and the National Democratic Party (PND) were both established in 1992; and the Front For The Restoration of Unity and Democracy (FRUD) was legally recognized in 1994.
		Djibouti's most important economic asset is its strategic location on the shipping routes between the Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean--the republic lies on the west side of the Bab-el-Mandeb, which connects the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
		The Djiboutian Government has generally been supportive of U.S. and Western interests, as was demonstrated during the Gulf crisis of 1990-91.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/5482.htm (3351 words)

	Explore - Tour information - Djibouti Seatrek (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Tiny Djibouti on the coast of East Africa is a land of extremes: palm-fringed beaches of white sand, primeval forests and weird geology.
		We'll cruise, sail and snorkel clear turquoise waters in the Gulf of Tadjoura, explore salty Lake Assal - the lowest spot in Africa - and climb a sleeping volcano!
		Comment: We both cruise and sail in the warm Indian Ocean waters of the Gulf of Tadjoura.
	www.explore.co.uk /tourdetail_ex_ac.jsp?tourbroxid=12649 (256 words)

	World Travel Tips - Africa - Djibouti
		Djibouti: Djibouti was built in the 19th century, and while the mosque and markets are part of the city’s core, the underwater sights are some of the best.
		The street markets in the Central Market have a French influence and sell handicrafts, jewelry, and textiles, and the beaches of Dorale and Lor Ambad are the best in the area, although the nearby Gulf of Tadjoura is great for snorkeling and diving.
		Continuing around the Gulf of Tadjoura brings you to the Gulf’s namesake, where mountain peaks more than 4250 feet high tower over Tadjoura, which in turn leans over the coral reefs underwater.
	www.worldtraveltips.net /africa/view.cgi?country=Djibouti (554 words)

	General Information on Djibouti (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Minor mountain ranges extend from the coastal plain to the Ethiopian highlands, where Moussa Ali, the highest point in the country, rises to 2,063 m (6,768 ft).
		The long coastline, some 800 km (500 mi) in length, is deeply indented by the Gulf of Tadjoura.
		Djibouti is one of the hottest places on Earth.
	www.gateway-africa.com /countries/djibouti.html (345 words)

	Tom Claytor - Bush Pilot
		It is a volcanic place, almost lunar, forming mountains of rock then eroding them away.
		From the southern end of the Red Sea, the Gulf of Tadjoura cuts deep into this tiny desert country almost splitting it in half.
		Hashish comes in from India bound for Ethiopia, and slave girls from Sudan come to Tadjoura and Obock bound for Yemen then Saudi Arabia.
	www.claytor.com /archive/25net.html (1648 words)

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