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| Arabic: الطريق السريع الوطنى 9 French: Route Nationale 9 | |
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| Route information | |
| Length | 123 km (76 mi) |
| Major junctions | |
| From | Junction with National Highway 1 |
| To | Tadjoura |
| Location | |
| Major cities | Koussour, Sagallo, Ambabbo |
| Highway system | |
| Transport in Djibouti | |
RN-9 National Highway is a national highway in the center of Djibouti. At 123 km long, it is the second longest highway in Djibouti, after the National Highway 1. [1]
Transport in Djibouti is overseen by the Ministry of Infrastructure & Transport. Over the last years, the Government of Djibouti have significantly increased funding for rail and road construction to build an infrastructure. They include highways, airports and seaports, in addition to various forms of public and private vehicular, maritime and aerial transportation.
Transport in Ethiopia is overseen by the Ministry of Transport and Communications. Over the last years, the Ethiopian federal authorities have significantly increased funding for rail and road construction to build an infrastructure, that allows better economic development.
Ismaïl Omar Guelleh is the current President of Djibouti, in office since 1999. He is often referred to in the region by his initials, IOG.
Djibouti City is the eponymous capital and largest city of Djibouti. It is located in the coastal Djibouti Region on the Gulf of Tadjoura.
The music of Djibouti refers to the musical styles, techniques and sounds of Djibouti. The first major form of modern Djiboutian music began in the mid-1940s, when Djibouti was a part of the French Somaliland. Djiboutian music is characterized by poetry, so that listening to a Djiboutian song is first paying attention to its meaning. The artist rocks the listeners in the cheerfulness of the refrains and the turn of the sentences. Often sung by a couple, a song is played in the form of a sleight of hand between a man and a woman, one recounting his feelings and his love, even his passion for the other, until the other accepts or rejects this offer.
The Djibouti national football team, nicknamed the Riverains de la Mer Rouge, is the national football team of Djibouti. It is controlled by the Djiboutian Football Federation, and is a member of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA). Until its 1–0 defeat of Somalia's national squad in the opening stage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification, the Djibouti national football team had never won a full FIFA sanctioned international.
Yoboki is a town located in the western Dikhil Region of Djibouti. It is situated approximately 179 km (111 mi) west of the nation's capital city of Djibouti, and roughly 59 km (37 mi) northwest of Dikhil, the regional capital.
Arta is a town in southeastern Djibouti. The center of the Arta Region, it is the country's sixth-largest city. As of 2010, the population was 11,043. Arta is situated on the Mountains of Arta and is famous for its mild climate. It is located some 41 kilometres west of the national capital, Djibouti City.
Djibouti, officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country located in the Horn of Africa in East Africa. It is bordered by Somalia in the south, Ethiopia in the south and west, Eritrea in the north, and the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden in the east. Across the Gulf of Aden lies Yemen. The country has a total area of 23,200 km2 (8,958 sq mi). The Republic of Djibouti is predominantly inhabited by two ethnic groups, the Somali and the Afar people, with the former comprising the majority of the population.
Weʽa or Wêʽa is a town in the Arta Region of Djibouti. It is located on the RN-1 National Highway, which connects it to Djibouti City, located some 37 kilometres to the east. Weʽa is the second largest city in the Arta Region after Arta and before Damerjog. It is the primary transportation hub in western Djibouti via highway. The town is situated in a small valley.
The RN-1 National Highway is the longest Djiboutian road, at about 218 kilometres (135 mi) and stretches the suburbs of Djibouti City, along through the Arta Mountains Valleys, along the Grand and Small Bara Desert, through the Hanle plain, and until Galafi and the western border with Ethiopia, where it connects with RN-2 National Highway and RN-3 National Highway. It is an important highway running along the southern entire country. RN-1 National Highway passes through the regions of Djibouti Region, Arta Region, Ali Sabieh Region and Dikhil Region.
The RN-2 National Highway is a major national highway of Djibouti. It connects Djibouti City to Loyada and the Somalian border, where it continues to Zeila. It passes through the city and for much of its length passes along the coast of Djibouti on the way to Loyada.
The RN-3 National Highway is a short national highway of Djibouti. The highway begins at 11°33′30″N43°7′32″E, at a junction with National Highway 1 in Djibouti City, near College De Fukuzawa. It passes along the coast to the north of Djibouti City, past Port de Doraleh and terminates at a small beach resort at 11°35′30″N43°1′18″E.
The RN-4 National Highway is the most important national highway in southern Djibouti. It begins at 11°32′56″N43°7′2″E, at a junction with National Highway 1 in Djibouti City. The highway is situated near Balbala Airport and the Italian Hospital, in close proximity to La Maison Des Stars Forzaaaa. It passes southwest/west through the towns of Holhol, Danan, Ali Adde and Ali Sabieh before rejoining the National Highway 1, west of Ali Sabieh at 11°13′19″N42°38′7″E.
The RN-4 National Highway is the shortest national highway of Djibouti. The highway begins at 11°31′4″N42°53′5″E, at a junction with National Highway 1 and connects it with Arta at 11°31′30″N42°50′36″E.
The RN-6 National Highway is a national highway in southwestern Djibouti. The highway begins at 11°06′32″N42°20′47″E, at a junction with National Highway 1 near Dikhil. It passes through the town of As Eyla and ends at the village of Kouta Bouyya (11°00′55″N41°58′37″E).
All visitors to Djibouti must obtain either a visa on arrival to Djibouti, an electronic visa online or a visa from one of the Djiboutian diplomatic missions prior to arrival in Djibouti, unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries mentioned below.
The Military ranks of Djibouti are the military insignia used by the Djibouti Armed Forces.
The RN-11 National Highway connects near Tadjoura to Ethiopian Border, and is 120 kilometres (75 mi) long, it is the third longest highway in Djibouti after the National Highway 9.
The RN-8 National Highway is a national highway in the southern of Djibouti. The highway is heavily traveled by Ethiopian trucks.
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