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|official_name = Guelile <br/> جليل |
|official_name = Guelile <br/> Galileh <br/> جليل |
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|image_skyline = Guelile.png |
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|image_caption = A photo of Guelile in 1977. |
|image_caption = A photo of Guelile in 1977. |
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|pushpin_map_caption = Location in Djibouti |
|pushpin_map_caption = Location in Djibouti |
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|subdivision_name = [[Djibouti]] |
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|subdivision_name1 = [[Ali Sabieh Region|Ali Sabieh]] |
|subdivision_name1 = [[Ali Sabieh Region|Ali Sabieh]] |
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'''Guelile''' ({{lang-ar|جليل}}) is a town located in southern [[Djibouti]]. Guelile is one of the main border crossing for goods coming in and out of Djibouti, primarily from the ports of Djibouti.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa-and-the-horn/2021/11/18/ethiopian-war-threatens-djibouti-s-cross-border-trade,109705724-art|title=Ethiopian war threatens Djibouti's cross-border trade|date=2021-11-18|work=africaintelligence|access-date=2021-11-18|language=English}}</ref> It is situated about {{convert|104|km|mi|abbr=off}} southwest of [[Djibouti City]]. |
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'''Guelile''' ({{lang-ar|جليل}}) is a town in southern [[Djibouti]]. It is situated about {{convert|107|km|0|abbr=off}} southwest of [[Djibouti (city)|Djibouti City]] and half a km south of the border with [[Ethiopia]]. It is the official border crossing into neighbouring Ethiopia by road and by rail. The area is served by a border post as well as by a train station at the [[Ethio-Djibouti Railways]]. Since 2016, it serves as the eastern terminus of the Ehio-Djibouti Railways and is the only remaining still operational train station along this railway in Djibouti. Guelile therefore serves as a commercial hub for the movement of goods to and from Djibouti City, [[Dire Dawa]], [[Dewele]], [[Ayesha (woreda)|Ayesha]] and the surrounding area. |
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Guelile is located in a valley in the southern section of the country near the Ethiopian border. Guelile is located 10 km south of [[Ali Sabieh]]. The surrounding district is rich in both [[livestock]] and fledgeling [[agriculture]]. The town connects the [[Capital city|capital]] [[Djibouti City]] to the northeast with [[Dire Dawa]] in Ethiopia to the southeast. Guelile is one of the oldest border crossing points along the Djibouti-Ethiopia border, and the nation's second largest inland port of entry. |
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Nearby towns and villages include [[Ali Sabieh]], [[Dewele]], [[Ali Adde]] and [[Assamo]]. |
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Nearby towns and villages include [[Ali Sabieh]] ({{convert|10|km|mi|0|disp=or}}), [[Holhol]] ({{convert|40|km|mi|0|disp=or}}), [[Assamo]] ({{convert|25|km|mi|0|disp=or}}), [[Dewele]] ({{convert|7|km|mi|0|disp=or}}), [[Aysha, Ethiopia|Aysha]] ({{convert|46|km|mi|0|disp=or}}) and [[Dire Dawa]] ({{convert|218|km|mi|0|disp=or}}). |
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==Demographics== |
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As of 2012, the population of Guelile has been estimated to be 576. The town inhabitants belong to various mainly [[Afro-Asiatic]]-speaking ethnic groups, with the [[Issa (clan)|Issa]] [[Somali people|Somali]] predominant. |
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==Climate and geography== |
==Climate and geography== |
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Guelile has a [[Semi-arid climate]] (BSh) in [[Köppen-Geiger climate classification system|Köppen-Geiger system]]. Guelile generally features is warm winters and hot summers and is located at an [[altitude]] of {{convert| |
Guelile has a [[Semi-arid climate]] (BSh) in [[Köppen-Geiger climate classification system|Köppen-Geiger system]]. Located in the Arramadowle Valley, Guelile is sheltered by the [[Arrei Mountains]] to the east, the Oudougo Djogta Mountains to the west. Guelile generally features is warm winters and hot summers and is located at an [[altitude]] of {{convert|810|m|ft|disp=or}} above sea level in low-shrouded [[mountain]]s and [[hill]]s. The average daytime [[temperature]]s during the summer months of June and August can rise to 35 °C (95 °F), with a low of 25 °C (77 °F) at night. The weather is cooler the rest of the year, averaging 25 °C (77 °F) during the day and 16 °C (60 °F) at nighttime. |
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{{Weather box|location = Guelile |
{{Weather box|location = Guelile |
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|Jan high C = |
|Jan high C = 23 |
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|Feb high C = |
|Feb high C = 24 |
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|Mar high C = |
|Mar high C = 25 |
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|Apr high C = |
|Apr high C = 27 |
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|May high C = |
|May high C = 30 |
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|Jun high C = 36 |
|Jun high C = 36 |
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|Jul high C = |
|Jul high C = 35 |
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|Aug high C = 35 |
|Aug high C = 35 |
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|Sep high C = 33 |
|Sep high C = 33 |
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|Oct high C = |
|Oct high C = 27 |
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|Nov high C = |
|Nov high C = 25 |
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|Dec high C = |
|Dec high C = 24 |
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|Jan low C = |
|Jan low C = 15 |
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|Feb low C = |
|Feb low C = 16 |
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|Mar low C = |
|Mar low C = 17 |
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|Apr low C = |
|Apr low C = 19 |
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|May low C = 22 |
|May low C = 22 |
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|Jun low C = 25 |
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|Jul low C = 25 |
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|Aug low C = |
|Aug low C = 25 |
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|Sep low C = |
|Sep low C = 23 |
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|Oct low C = |
|Oct low C = 19 |
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|Nov low C = |
|Nov low C = 17 |
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|Dec low C = |
|Dec low C = 15 |
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|Jan rain mm = 16 |
|Jan rain mm = 16 |
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|Feb rain mm = 12 |
|Feb rain mm = 12 |
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|Mar rain mm = |
|Mar rain mm = 19 |
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|Apr rain mm = |
|Apr rain mm = 26 |
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|May rain mm = 11 |
|May rain mm = 11 |
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|Jun rain mm = 6 |
|Jun rain mm = 6 |
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|Jul rain mm = 25 |
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|Aug rain mm = 45 |
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|Sep rain mm = 34 |
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|Oct rain mm = 9 |
|Oct rain mm = 9 |
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|Nov rain mm = 12 |
|Nov rain mm = 12 |
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==References== |
==References== |
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*[http://www.getamap.net/maps/djibouti/ali_sabieh/_elkaguelile/ `Êlka Guélîlé (`Elka Guelile)] |
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[[Category:Populated places in Djibouti]] |
[[Category:Populated places in Djibouti]] |
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Latest revision as of 23:28, 15 April 2024
Guelile Galileh جليل | |
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Town | |
 A photo of Guelile in 1977. | |
  Guelile Galileh جليل Location in Djibouti | |
| Coordinates: 11°05′N 42°38′E / 11.083°N 42.633°E | |
| Country | Djibouti |
| Region | Ali Sabieh |
| Elevation | 810 m (2,660 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 885 |
| Climate | BSh |
Guelile (Arabic: جليل) is a town located in southern Djibouti. Guelile is one of the main border crossing for goods coming in and out of Djibouti, primarily from the ports of Djibouti.[1] It is situated about 104 kilometres (65 miles) southwest of Djibouti City.
Overview[edit]
Nearby towns and villages include Ali Sabieh (10 kilometres or 6 miles), Holhol (40 kilometres or 25 miles), Assamo (25 kilometres or 16 miles), Dewele (7 kilometres or 4 miles), Aysha (46 kilometres or 29 miles) and Dire Dawa (218 kilometres or 135 miles).
Climate and geography[edit]
Guelile has a Semi-arid climate (BSh) in Köppen-Geiger system. Located in the Arramadowle Valley, Guelile is sheltered by the Arrei Mountains to the east, the Oudougo Djogta Mountains to the west. Guelile generally features is warm winters and hot summers and is located at an altitude of 810 metres or 2,660 feet above sea level in low-shrouded mountains and hills. The average daytime temperatures during the summer months of June and August can rise to 35 °C (95 °F), with a low of 25 °C (77 °F) at night. The weather is cooler the rest of the year, averaging 25 °C (77 °F) during the day and 16 °C (60 °F) at nighttime.
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 23 (73) |
24 (75) |
25 (77) |
27 (81) |
30 (86) |
36 (97) |
35 (95) |
35 (95) |
33 (91) |
27 (81) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
29 (84) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 15 (59) |
16 (61) |
17 (63) |
19 (66) |
22 (72) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
23 (73) |
19 (66) |
17 (63) |
15 (59) |
20 (68) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 16 (0.6) |
12 (0.5) |
19 (0.7) |
26 (1.0) |
11 (0.4) |
6 (0.2) |
25 (1.0) |
45 (1.8) |
34 (1.3) |
9 (0.4) |
12 (0.5) |
5 (0.2) |
220 (8.6) |
| Source: The Weather Channel | |||||||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Ethiopian war threatens Djibouti's cross-border trade". africaintelligence. 2021-11-18. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
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