{{for|the village in Iran|Dorra, Iran}} {{for|the Tunisian actress|Dorra Zarrouk}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Dorra<br>درة |native_name = |settlement_type = Town |image_skyline = |image_caption = |image_flag = |image_seal = |image_map = |map_caption = |pushpin_map = Djibouti |pushpin_label_position = bottom |pushpin_mapsize = 300 |pushpin_map_caption = Location in Djibouti |coordinates = {{coord|12|09|N|42|29|E|region:DJ|display=inline}} |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = 25px Djibouti |subdivision_type1 = Region |subdivision_type2 = |subdivision_name1 = Tadjoura |subdivision_name2 = |established_title = |established_date = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |area_total_km2 = |area_land_km2 = |elevation_footnotes= |elevation_m = 294 |population_total = 1,021 |population_as_of= 2024 census |population_footnotes = <ref>[https://www.citypopulation.de/en/djibouti/cities/ Citypopulation.de] Population of Cities & Rural Localities in Djibouti</ref> |population_density_km2 = |population_urban = |population_metro = |postal_code_type = |postal_code = |area_code = |website = |footnotes = |timezone = |utc_offset = |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = }}
'''Dorra''' ({{langx|ar|درة}}) is a village in Djibouti in the mid-north of Tadjoura Region, the largest region. It is located about 237 kilometers north-west of Djibouti City and 65 km (40 mi) south of the border with Eritrea and east of the border with Ethiopia. At Dorra rock paintings have been found.
==Climate== The average annual temperature in Dorra is {{convert|29.1|°C|1|disp=or}}. About {{convert|165|mm|in|2|disp=or}} of precipitation falls annually. The driest month is June with {{convert|4|mm|in|2|disp=or}}, and nine months of the year tend to be virtually rainless, with on average no more than {{convert|13|mm|in|2|disp=or}} of rain per month. Average precipitation in August, accounting for years when the rains in this area arrive or do not arrive, is {{convert|30|mm|in|2|disp=or}} – the three months when typically quantities of rain supporting grassland means there is significant herding in this eastern extreme of a huge escarpment reaching beyond the border and rising to the central parts of the Ethiopian Highlands. <ref name="Climate-Data.org">{{cite web|title=Climate: Dorra - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table|url=http://en.climate-data.org/location/31641/|publisher=Climate-Data.org|accessdate=25 September 2013}}</ref>
Dorra has a hot arid climate (''BWh'') in the Köppen-Geiger system.
{{Weather box|location = Dorra |metric first = yes |single line = yes |temperature colour=pastel |Jan high C = 27.0 |Feb high C = 28.6 |Mar high C = 30.6 |Apr high C = 32.6 |May high C = 35.7 |Jun high C = 38.9 |Jul high C = 39.5 |Aug high C = 38.6 |Sep high C = 36.7 |Oct high C = 33.3 |Nov high C = 30.5 |Dec high C = 28.6 |Jan low C = 19.0 |Feb low C = 20.5 |Mar low C = 22.4 |Apr low C = 24.1 |May low C = 26.6 |Jun low C = 29.5 |Jul low C = 28.7 |Aug low C = 28.2 |Sep low C = 28.3 |Oct low C = 23.5 |Nov low C = 20.9 |Dec low C = 19.5 |rain colour=green |Jan rain mm = 3 |Feb rain mm = 8 |Mar rain mm = 11 |Apr rain mm = 15 |May rain mm = 12 |Jun rain mm = 6 |Jul rain mm = 29 |Aug rain mm = 35 |Sep rain mm = 23 |Oct rain mm = 9 |Nov rain mm = 10 |Dec rain mm = 4 | source 1 = ''Climate-Data.org'', altitude: 276m<ref name="Climate-Data.org"/> |source 2= ''Levoyageur''<ref name="Levoyageur">{{cite web|title=DJIBOUTI - DORRA : Climate, weather, temperatures|url=http://www.levoyageur.net/weather-city-DORRA.html|publisher=Levoyageur|accessdate=25 September 2016}}</ref> }}
== References == <references />
==External links== *[http://www.maplandia.com/djibouti/tadjourah/dorra/dorra/ Satellite map at Maplandia.com]
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Category:Populated places in Djibouti Category:Tadjourah Region
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