# Chabelley
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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Chabelley
Shabeelle
| image_skyline = Railroad bridge shebele.jpg
| image_caption = The old Ethio-Djibouti Railroad bridge at Chabelley in 1898
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| settlement_type = Village
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Djibouti
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| subdivision_type1 = [Region](/source/Regions_of_Djibouti)
| subdivision_name = 25px [Djibouti](/source/Djibouti)
| subdivision_name1 = [Arta](/source/Arta_Region)
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| coordinates = {{coord|11|29|21|N|43|04|32|E|type:city_region:DJ-AR|display=inline,title}}
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'''Chabelley''' ({{langx|so|Shabeelle}}), ({{langx|ar|شبيلي}}) is a village in the southern [Arta](/source/Arta_Region) [region](/source/Regions_of_Djibouti) of [Djibouti](/source/Djibouti). It lies less than 13 km from the capital [Djibouti City](/source/Djibouti_(city)).
==Demographics==
As of 2019, Chabelley has a population of around 1,011 inhabitants. Most residents belong to various mainly [Afro-Asiatic](/source/Afro-Asiatic)-speaking ethnic groups, with the [Issa](/source/Issa_(clan)) [Somali](/source/Somali_people) predominant.
==Transportation==
The [Ethio-Djibouti Railways](/source/Ethio-Djibouti_Railways) passes through the village. Nearby towns and villages include [Ali Sabieh](/source/Ali_Sabieh) (65 km), [Goubetto](/source/Goubetto) (15 km), [Ali Adde](/source/Ali_Adde) (55 km) and [Holhol](/source/Holhol) (29 km).
Some 1.5 miles north of Chabelley is [Chabelley Airport](/source/Chabelley_Airport), a desert airstrip until recently exclusively reserved in case of need for French military devices.[{{cite news |title=La Corne de l’Afrique, enjeu stratégique majeur |url=http://www.assajog.com/la-corne-de-lafrique-enjeu-strategique-majeur/ |accessdate=20 November 2013 |newspaper=Assajog |date=17 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131120093853/http://www.assajog.com/la-corne-de-lafrique-enjeu-strategique-majeur/ |archivedate=20 November 2013 }}] In September 2013, the airstrip began serving as a temporary hub for [U.S. military](/source/United_States_Armed_Forces) [unmanned aircraft](/source/unmanned_aircraft) from the nearby [Camp Lemonnier](/source/Camp_Lemonnier) Naval Expeditionary Base.[{{cite news|last=Craig Whitlock|first=Greg Miller|title=U.S. moves drone fleet from Camp Lemonnier to ease Djibouti’s safety concerns|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/drone-safety-concerns-force-us-to-move-large-fleet-from-camp-lemonnier-in-djibouti/2013/09/24/955518c4-213c-11e3-a03d-abbedc3a047c_story.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106231113/http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-09-24/world/42357265_1_drone-operations-drone-flights-drone-strikes|url-status=live|archive-date=6 November 2013|access-date=20 November 2013|newspaper=Washington Post|date=24 September 2013}}]
==Climate==
{{Weather box
|location = Chabelley
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|Jan high C = 27.5
|Feb high C = 27.8
|Mar high C = 29.1
|Apr high C = 30.8
|May high C = 33.7
|Jun high C = 39.0
|Jul high C = 40.6
|Aug high C = 40.1
|Sep high C = 36.1
|Oct high C = 32.0
|Nov high C = 29.7
|Dec high C = 28.1
|Jan low C = 19.8
|Feb low C = 21.0
|Mar low C = 22.6
|Apr low C = 24.2
|May low C = 25.8
|Jun low C = 28.1
|Jul low C = 30.0
|Aug low C = 29.5
|Sep low C = 27.7
|Oct low C = 24.5
|Nov low C = 22.0
|Dec low C = 20.0
|Jan rain mm = 12
|Feb rain mm = 19
|Mar rain mm = 22
|Apr rain mm = 29
|May rain mm = 17
|Jun rain mm = 2
|Jul rain mm = 6
|Aug rain mm = 6
|Sep rain mm = 8
|Oct rain mm = 21
|Nov rain mm = 25
|Dec rain mm = 13
|source 1 = The Weather Channel
|date=December 2018}}
==See also==
*[Railway stations in Djibouti](/source/Railway_stations_in_Djibouti)
==Notes==
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==References==
*[http://www.geographic.org/geographic_names/name.php?uni=-2824897&fid=1542&c=djibouti Chébelé, Djibouti]
==External links==
*[https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=11.489483,43.074990&z=18 Satellite view of Chabelley]
Category:Populated places in Djibouti
Category:Arta Region
{{Djibouti-geo-stub}}
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