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Dadda'to دادتو | |
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  Dadda'to دادتو Location in Djibouti | |
| Coordinates: 12°22.51′N 42°42.67′E / 12.37517°N 42.71117°E | |
| Country |  Djibouti |
| Region | Obock Region |
| Elevation | 460 m (1,510 ft) |
Dadda'to (Arabic: دادتو) is a village in Djibouti, located in the region of Obock.
Overview
[edit]The town lies near the border with Eritrea. Nearby towns and villages include Alaili Dadda (30 km) and Assa Gaila (38 km).
Main sights
[edit]The village wall comprises a surface no larger than 80 m × 60 m, with a dozen houses and a mosque.
History
[edit]It is the largest settlement on the Djiboutian border with Eritrea. When France and Italy first set the boundary between Italian Eritrea and French Somaliland, Dadda'to was used as a term of reference for the latitude at which the horizontal boundary was placed. The Djibouti–Eritrea boundary has since been changed, but Dadda'to remains on the frontier.
Climate
[edit]The climate is arid desert climate in Dadda'to. Agriculture is very rare, at the time of fruits and vegetables grown in the hot, desert plants or Aloe Vera.
| Climate data for Dadda'to | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27.7 (81.9) | 28.0 (82.4) | 29.7 (85.5) | 31.6 (88.9) | 34.7 (94.5) | 37.4 (99.3) | 38.2 (100.8) | 37.4 (99.3) | 35.7 (96.3) | 32.6 (90.7) | 29.8 (85.6) | 27.9 (82.2) | 32.6 (90.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 17.7 (63.9) | 18.3 (64.9) | 19.4 (66.9) | 21.6 (70.9) | 23.8 (74.8) | 26.5 (79.7) | 27.9 (82.2) | 26.6 (79.9) | 25.7 (78.3) | 23.1 (73.6) | 21.0 (69.8) | 18.9 (66.0) | 22.5 (72.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 10 (0.4) | 11 (0.4) | 13 (0.5) | 11 (0.4) | 6 (0.2) | 2 (0.1) | 15 (0.6) | 20 (0.8) | 18 (0.7) | 7 (0.3) | 14 (0.6) | 12 (0.5) | 139 (5.5) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org | |||||||||||||
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