Ali Sabieh

علي صبيح Ali Sabieh
Coordinates	11 ° 9 '  N , 42 ° 43'  E Coordinates: 11 ° 9 '  N , 42 ° 43'  E
Basic data
Country	Djibouti
region	Ali Sabieh
height	707 m
Residents	71,230
The symbol of Ali Sabieh

View of Ali Sabieh, December 2007

Ali Sabieh ( Arabic علي صبيح, DMG ʿAlī Ṣabīḥ ) is the second largest city in Djibouti . It is located about 75 km southwest of Djibouti City , the capital of the country, and 10 km north of the border with Ethiopia . Its estimated 23,000 inhabitants are mostly Issa - Somali . Ali Sabieh is the capital of the Ali Sabieh region .

history

The place gained importance in the early 20th century when the railroad line from Addis Ababa to Djibouti City was built. Ali Sabieh is the most important station on the section between Dire Dawa and Djibouti, and it also has an airfield. Because of its proximity to the Ethiopian border, traders and caravans stop in Ali Sabieh.

geography

Ali Sabieh is located in a valley in the southern part of the country. The city is located in a mountainous area, in a closed valley of the highlands. It is located at an altitude of 756 meters above sea level. Ali Sabieh is a mountainous and hilly city. Due to this altitude, Ali Sabieh and the surrounding area have a milder climate than the cities on the coast.

Ali Sabieh
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.     23   22nd 14th     33   22nd 15th     35   24 16     45   27 18th     36   29 20th     5   32 22nd     6th   31 21st     11   30th 19th     13   30th 18th     15th   26th 16     28   24 15th     15th   22nd 15th Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm Source: [http: // www.levoyageur.net/weather-city-ALI-SABIEH.html]

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Ali Sabieh Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 21.5 22.4 24.4 26.9 28.9 32.3 31.2 30.4 30.1 26.3 23.9 22.1 O 26.7 Min. Temperature (° C) 14.0 15.2 16.4 17.5 19.7 21.6 20.5 19.4 18.3 16.2 15.1 15.0 O 17.4 Precipitation ( mm ) 23 33 35 45 36 5 6th 11 13 15th 28 15th Σ 265 Source: [http: // www.levoyageur.net/weather-city-ALI-SABIEH.html]

sons and daughters of the town

• Mahamoud Harbi , leader of the independence movement (* 1921)
• Ahmed Salah , marathon runner and Olympic medalist (* 1956)

swell

• Daoud Aboubaker Alwan, Yohanis Mibrathu: Ali Sabieh , in: Historical Dictionary of Djibouti , Scarecrow Press 2000, ISBN 978-0-8108-3873-4