DJIBOUTI, City, Republic of Djibouti

jēbootēˈ, town (1995 est. pop. 383,000), capital of the Republic of Djibouti, a port on the Gulf of Tadjoura (an inlet of the Gulf of Aden). It is the nation's only sizable town and its administrative center. Its importance results from the large transit trade it enjoys as a terminus of the railroad from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to the sea and from its strategic position near the shipping lanes that carry the Suez Canal traffic. Activity at its port declined when the Suez Canal was closed (1967–75) after the Arab-Israeli War of 1967. Its rail lines were severely damaged by bombing during the Ethiopian civil war in 1977. The only important industry is the production of salt from the sea. There is a camel market in the town. Djibouti was founded by the French c.1888 and became the capital of French Somaliland in 1892. There was severe rioting in Djibouti in 1967 after the territory voted to retain its ties with France.

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books on: Djibouti City Republic of Djibouti  - 855 results

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Naval Strategy East of Suez: The Role of Djibouti
Book by Charles W. Koburger; Praeger Publishers, 1992
Subjects: Djibouti--History, Naval, Djibouti--Strategic Aspects, France--History, Naval--20th Century, France--Marine--History--20th Century, Navy-Yards And Naval Stations, French--Djibouti--History--20th Century
...Once more Djibouti was immersed in the events of the century...this small republic--neutral and...the Somali Republic, the arrival of large numbers...altogether present Djibouti with alarming...lately the Republic of Djibouti. Its capital...
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Foreign Policy of the Republic of China on Taiwan: An Unorthodox Approach
Book by Yu-San Wang; Praeger Publishers, 1990
Subjects: Taiwan--Foreign Relations--1945-
Foreign Policy of the Republic of China on Taiwan Foreign Policy of the Republic of China on Taiwan An Unorthodox...Data Foreign policy of the Republic of China on Taiwan: an unorthodox...
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Historical Dictionary of the Third French Republic, 1870-1940 - Vol. 2
Book by Patrick H. Hutton, Amanda S. Bourque, Amy J. Staples; Greenwood Press, 1986
Subjects: France--History--Third Republic, 1870-1940--Dictionaries
...ardently republican, left-of-center, and...autonomy-seeking second city after 1901...and the city was placed...the site of the first...the Third Republic. In 1879...1892 the city had a socialist...remainder of the Third Republic, the socialists...
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Democratic France: The Third Republic from Sedan to Vichy
Book by Richard Walden Hale Jr.; Coward-McCann, 1941
Subjects: France--History--Third Republic, 1870-1940, France--Politics And Government--1870-1940
...saw the proclamation of the Republic from the City Hall; seeing what...called the "First City of the Republic." The Empress took...Washburne, went to the City Hall. The conventionality of Republicans and revolutionaries...
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The Third French Republic, 1870-1914
Book by Alexander Sedgwick; Thomas Y. Crowell, 1968
Subjects: France--History--Third Republic, 1870-1940
...bombard the city, the Republican government...minister of King Louis...parts of the city. The belief...same degree of self-government...the First Republic was proclaimed...fled the city were called...the Commune.Of the eighty-six...half were Republicans whose primary...
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journal articles on: Djibouti City Republic of Djibouti  - 36 results

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Mimesis and Mimicry in Dynamics of State and Identity Formation in Northern Somalia
Journal article by Markus V. Hoehne; Africa, Vol. 79, 2009
Subjects: Mimesis (Arts)--History, Mimesis (Arts)--Political aspects, Mimesis (Arts)--Social aspects, Mimesis in literature--History, Mimesis in literature--Political aspects, Mimesis in literature--Social aspects, National identity--Criticism and interpretation, National identity--Portrayals, Somalia--Political aspects, Somalia--Social aspects
...outside, the Republic of Somaliland...the capital city of Garoowe...government of Djibouti hosted a peace...south-east of Djibouti city, which resulted...the former Republic of Somalia do...in the Horn--Djibouti, Kenya, Eritrea...
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The Weight of the Here and Now: Conversation with Claire Denis, 2001
Journal article by Jean-Philippe Renouard, Lise Wajeman; Journal of European Studies, Vol. 34, 2004
Subjects: Denis, Claire
...lodgings with people in the city who also fed her. They did...commander was to go see a Djibouti dignitary, and they would discuss the presence of the Legion together. It...in the town itself. The republic of Djibouti is a tolerant...
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Darwin's Shadow: Context and Reception in the Muslim World
Journal article by Muzaffar Iqbal; Islam & Science, Vol. 7, 2009
Subjects: Book publishing--International trade, Book publishing--Political activity, Book publishing--Political aspects, Cambridge University Press--Advertising, Cambridge University Press--Political activity, Christianity--Political aspects
...Republican Party, the Free Republican Party and the National...which is the stronghold of Kemalists, tried to push...mosques! The builder of the city might not have exerted...walls of the fort and most of these in the city were demolished painstakingly...
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The Invisible Country
Journal article by Tristan McConnell; The Virginia Quarterly Review, Vol. 86, 2010
Subjects: Government, Social life & customs, Somaliland, Sovereignty
...the day subsided and the city woke from its afternoon...functional than the larger state of Somalia from which it is...Italian colony, and so the Republic of Somalia was born. The...colonial masters: the French in Djibouti, the British in Somaliland...
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Trade, Empires, and Subjects - China-Africa Trade: A New Fair Trade Arrangement, or the Third Scramble for Africa?
Journal article by Uche Ewelukwa Ofodile; Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, Vol. 41, 2008
Subjects: Fair trade laws--Evaluation, Human rights--Laws, regulations and rules, International economic relations--Laws, regulations and rules, International trade regulation--Evaluation, International trade--Evaluation, International trade--Laws, regulations and rules
...to have to cope with the conflicting policies in Africa of the two great cold war camps, Western and Eastern, there...Union and the Chinese Peoples Republic. Both rivals are using the African continent as a main arena...
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The Most Dangerous Place in the World: Somalia Is a State Governed Only by Anarchy. A Graveyard of Foreign-Policy Failures, It Has Known Just Six Months of Peace in the Past Two Decades. Now, as the Country's Endless Chaos Threatens to Engulf an Entire Region, the World Again Simply Watches It Burn
Magazine article by Jeffrey Gettleman; Foreign Policy, March 2009
Subjects: Muslims--Social aspects, Social conditions--Analysis, Somalia--Foreign policy, Somalia--Political aspects, Somalia--Social aspects, Warlords--Social aspects
...battle-hardened fighters in battered four-wheel-drive pickup trucks into Ethiopia, Kenya, and maybe even Djibouti to try to snatch back the Somali-speaking parts of those countries. This scenario has long been part of an ethereal pan-Somali dream. Pursuit of...
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Heads of State or Government
Magazine article; UN Chronicle, Vol. 21, August 1984
Subjects: Heads of state--Addresses, essays, lectures, International relations--Addresses, essays, lectures, Presidents--Addresses, essays, lectures, Prime ministers--Addresses, essays, lectures, United Nations. General Assembly--Addresses, essays, lectures, World politics--Addresses, essays, lectures
...guarantee of peace. The Central African Republic calls on the developed countries to...multilateral agreements, to the development of the countries of the third world...Foreign Affairs and Co-operation of Djibouti: The deterioration of the international...
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Africa's Ills : Nothing Democracy Can't Fix ..
Magazine article by Charles Onyango-Obbo; World and I, Vol. 19, January 2004
Subjects: Africa--Economic aspects, Africa--Political aspects, Africa--Social aspects, Democratization, Democratization--Economic aspects, Democratization--Political aspects, Democratization--Social aspects, Economic reform, Economic reform--Political aspects, Economic reform--Social aspects
...aircraft in the coastal Kenyan resort city of Mombassa only served to heighten...reality that Nuruddin had relived in Djibouti were clearly visible symbols of two...Sese Sekos Zaire (now Democratic Republic of Congo). When political parties...
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Return to 'Normal Life' in Sarajevo Urged; New Agreement, Cease-Fires Reached, but Situation 'Far from Stable
Magazine article; UN Chronicle, Vol. 31, June 1994
Subjects: Armistices--Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bosnia-Herzegovina--Military aspects, United Nations. Security Council--Relations with Bosnia-Herzegovina
...to the situation of Albanians in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, where broad consensus necessary for a breakthrough...withdrawal. In a statement by its President Roble Olhaye of Djibouti, the Council qualified Croatias actions as a "serious...
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Operation Endless Deployment: The War with Iraq Is Part of a Larger Plan for Global Military Dominance
Magazine article by William D. Hartung, Frida Berrigan, Michelle Ciarrocca; The Nation, Vol. 275, October 21, 2002
Subjects: Aircraft industry--Forecasts and trends, Bush, George W.--Military policy, Military bases--Evaluation
...be used to transport US personnel in Djibouti into battle in neighboring nations...major arms sales, including transfers of Seahawk antisubmarine helicopters, two...J. Ganci base in honor of a New York City fireman who died in the World Trade...
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newspaper articles on: Djibouti City Republic of Djibouti  - 12 results

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National Day of Djibouti
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, June 26, 2009
...French overseas territory of the Afars and Issas. The Republic of Djibouti gained its independence from France on June 27, 1977...seaport. Two-thirds of the inhabitants live in the capital city, the remainder being mostly nomadic herders.We congratulate...
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National Day of Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, May 28, 2008
...Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. Ethiopia...northeast by Eritrea and Djibouti, on the east and southeast...capital and largest city. By the mid 20th century...become a turning point of global international...The headquarters of United Nations Economic...
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Somali Fights for Homeland's Recognition
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), November 2, 2004
...Africa, visited the breakaway republic and addressed both houses of its parliament. He said the...the bush, a house in the Somali city of Hargeisa and an English-run...tiny neighbouring country of Djibouti importing farm equipment from...
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UNITED NATIONS OF Britain; a Person from Every Country in the World- All of Them Living Here
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), January 3, 2007
...Carvacho. Chef. 65. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Gregorio Almonte Gomez...Surfing instructor. 76. DJIBOUTI Anab Ismail Jama. Singer...Paddeu. Chef. 95. KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN Sadiq Qasim Yusuf...136. FRANCE Olivier Vero. City of London trading floor...
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Embassy Row
Newspaper article by James Morrison; The Washington Times, April 13, 2000
...country that recognizes the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. "The EUs decision...ambassadors of Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon...the capital of Burkina Faso. The city is "experiencing an increase in civil...
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encyclopedia articles on: Djibouti City Republic of Djibouti  - 4 results

 
 
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Djibouti , City, Republic of Djibouti
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
DJIBOUTI , city, Republic of Djibouti jeboote , town (1995 est. pop. 383,000), capital of the Republic of Djibouti, a port on the Gulf of Tadjoura (an inlet of the Gulf...
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Djibouti , Country, Africa
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Republic of Djibouti, republic (2005 est. pop. 477...Africa, on the Gulf of Aden. It is bounded...Gulf of Aden (E). Djibouti is the capital, largest city, and most significant...shipbuilding and repair. The city of Djibouti is the terminus of...
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Ethiopia
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, republic (2005 est...the north, on Djibouti in the northeast...and largest city. Land and...the country of Djibouti, and Aseb...Somalis out of the country...widespread flight to Djibouti, Somalia, and...
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Eritrea
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Eritrea, republic (2005 est...southeast by Djibouti, on the south...many islands of the Dahlak...and largest city. Other cities...the failure of the mission...Eritrea and Djibouti near the...accused Eritrea of occupying Djiboutian territory...


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