# Djarrit

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{{Short description|Marshall Islands island district}}
thumb|Majuro Atoll map
'''Djarrit''' (also called '''Darrit''' and '''Rita'''; [Marshallese](/source/Marshallese_language): '''{{lang|mh|Jarōj}}''', {{IPAc-mh|jarej}}<ref>[http://www.trussel2.com/MOD/LocM.htm#M%C4%81jro Marshallese-English Dictionary - Place Name Index]</ref>) is an island district in the [Marshall Islands](/source/Marshall_Islands). It is located in the east of [Majuro](/source/Majuro) Atoll. Along with [Uliga](/source/Uliga) and [Delap](/source/Delap), it forms what is known as the "[Delap-Uliga-Djarrit](/source/Delap-Uliga-Djarrit)".

Djarrit is largely residential and is the home of Rita Elementary School and Marshall Islands High School, the largest public primary and secondary schools in the Marshall Islands. A road connects Djarrit with [Laura](/source/Laura%2C_Marshall_Islands) at the western end of the atoll. It passes through the [Marshall Islands International Airport](/source/Marshall_Islands_International_Airport).

The name Rita was bestowed by American GIs on the large [Naval Base Majuro](/source/Naval_Base_Majuro) in honor of film star [Rita Hayworth](/source/Rita_Hayworth).<ref>{{cite book|last=Friend|first=Tad|title=Lost in Mongolia: Travels in Hollywood and Other Foreign Lands|url=https://archive.org/details/lostinmongoliatr00frie|url-access=registration|date=27 February 2001|publisher=Random House Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-679-64705-8|page=[https://archive.org/details/lostinmongoliatr00frie/page/259 259]}}</ref>

{{coord|7|07|29|N|171|21|54|E|type:city(100)|display=title}}

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Category:Populated places in the Marshall Islands
Category:Majuro
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