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The capital and largest city in the country of Djibouti, in north east Africa, is Djibouti, often known as Djibouti City to avoid confusion. Around two thirds of the country’s population lives in the city, but being a relatively small country this means Djibouti City still has a population of only around half a million people.
Flights to Djibouti City
Visitors to Djibouti City will find that being the capital and largest city this is the location of the country’s major airport and international gateway. Flights to Djibouti City land at the Djibouti-Ambouli International Airport (airport code: JIB), situated just 3 miles (5km) outside the city centre. From the UK flights to Djibouti City will require either one or two stops depending on the airline you choose. Ethiopian Airlines, BMI and British Airways all offer one stop flights to Djibouti from the UK. Air One and Egyptair are alternatives, providing flights to Djibouti via two connections.Djibouti City Tourist Attractions
As an African destination Djibouti is often overlooked in favour of other, better known, and frankly more interesting places. Djibouti (the country) is small and most of it consists of arid and unusable land, so there really isn’t much here beyond the coast. Djibouti City is situated on the coast and offers some attractive beaches, high class accommodation, restaurants and even nightclubs (despite its majority Muslim population), but beyond this, Djibouti City can’t claim to offer a great deal more for the typical leisure tourist.Established in 1888 as a seaport, just a few years later it was named capital of French Somaliland and remained under French rule until the country was granted independence in 1977. When Djibouti, the country, became independent, it was decided to keep Djibouti as the capital for logical reasons.
With its French and European heritage Djibouti City does have an attractive European Quarter where you’ll find some interesting architecture and nice buildings, even though these do feel a little out of place here! Other ‘attractions’ in Djibouti include the large Central Market, an important part of life for the locals and an experience for visitors. There’s also the Stade du Ville, Djibouti’s national stadium that is used mainly for football matches. With a capacity of only 10,000 it’s far smaller than many other stadiums around the world but holds a place of pride amongst the locals.
Djibouti City was established as a seaport and remains an important port to this day. This busy part of the city sees trade, fishing and ferries all happening at once. Visitors can take a ferry from here to the towns of Tadjoura and Obock, across the Gulf of Tadjoura. The former is an attractive town with beaches and whitewashed buildings.
On the east side of Djibouti City are the beaches. While you shouldn’t expect the scenery of the Caribbean here the beaches are nice all the same, and the hot weather makes this a good beach destination.