Khôr 'Angar
| Khôr 'Angar خور أنغار Khôr' Angar |
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| Coordinates | 12 ° 23 ' N , 43 ° 20' E | ||
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| Country | Djibouti | ||
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| ISO 3166-2 | DJ OB | ||
| height | 10 m | ||
| Residents | 3500 (2016) | ||
 Khôr 'Angar Old Fort in 1969.
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Khôr 'Angar ( Arabic خور أنغار, also: Angârou , Anghar , Poste d'Anghor ) is a place in the north of the Obock region of Djibouti . It is located on the west coast of the Bab al-Mandab Strait . The Herkale Airport , a strip of land in the desert, is located 7 km northwest of the city.
geography
Khôr 'Angar is located on the coast of Bab al-Mandab and in the northeast of the Republic of Djibouti, 298 km (road distance) from Djibouti City . The towns of Moulhoule (27 km), Obock (59 km) and Rahayta (48 km) are in the vicinity . To the southeast of the town lies the Gabammaso mangrove swamp on the coast, which stretches along the coast for several kilometers with the 'Angârou lagoon and the Hâwa Dola river . The river finally flows into the sea at the Wada lagoon , northeast of the city. Near the city is the Foḏonka'to spring and the Wadi 'Ounḏa Dola comes from the west of the ügelâle hills. The RN 15 is the main artery along the coast.
climate
In the area there is a hot desert climate ( BWh ), according to the classification of the Köppen-Geiger system . The warmest month of the year is July with an average temperature of 34.9 ° C. The lowest temperatures are reached in January with average temperatures of 26.3 ° C. The amount of precipitation fluctuates monthly by 9 mm. The average temperatures fluctuate around 8.6 ° C over the course of the year.
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Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Khôr 'Angar
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Khôr 'Angar at GeoNames , geonames.org. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
- ↑ a b Climate: Khôr 'Angar - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table . Climate-Data.org. Retrieved September 25, 2013.