Assamo
| Assamo أسامو Assamo |
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| Coordinates | 10 ° 59 ′ N , 42 ° 50 ′ E | ||
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| Country | Djibouti | ||
| Ali Sabieh | |||
| ISO 3166-2 | DJ-AS | ||
| height | 757 m | ||
| Residents | 1211 (2019) | ||
 Ina 'Assamo
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Assamo ( Arabic أسامو, also: Ina 'Assamo , Vasama ) is a place in the Ali Sabieh region in Djibouti . In 2019 it was estimated to have 1,200 inhabitants.
geography
The place is about 122 km south of the capital, Djibouti on Wadi Aderiodzhog , which also forms the border with Ethiopia in the south. The area is fertile and, in addition to simple agriculture, there is extensive pasture farming with nomadic and semi-nomadic lifestyle of the shepherds. The closest places are Ali Sabieh (24 km), Ali Adde (19 km) and Guisti (18 km). The population belongs mainly to Afro-Asiatic language groups, with a majority of Issa - Somali .
history
Assamo used to be ruled by the sultanates of Ifat and Adal . In modern times it was part of French Somaliland . The protectorate existed until the first half of the 20th century. There is an old fort of the French Armée de Terre in the city . The city is also an important marketplace for the area.
climate
Assamo has a rare highland climate with warm summers and cool winters. Due to the height of approx. 754 m , the temperatures are comparatively low. Precipitation is mainly present in spring and autumn, but the humidity is low. even in summer the temperature usually falls to 24 ° C at night. According to the Köppen-Geiger system , Assamo has a semi-arid climate (BSh).
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Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Assamo
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Ina Assamo at GeoNames , geonames.org. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
- ^ The Weather Channel. Accessed November 23, 2017.