{{Infobox settlement |official_name = Yoboki<br>يوبوكي |native_name = |image_skyline = Yoboki.jpg |imagesize = 300 |image_caption = |settlement_type = Town |image_flag = |image_seal = |image_map = |map_caption = Map of Djibouti |pushpin_map = Djibouti |pushpin_label_position = bottom |pushpin_mapsize = 300 |pushpin_map_caption = Location in Djibouti |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_type1 = Region |subdivision_name = 25px Djibouti |subdivision_name1 = Dikhil |subdivision_type2 = |subdivision_name2 = |established_title = |established_date = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |area_magnitude = |area_total_sq_mi = |area_total_km2 = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_land_km2 = |area_urban_sq_mi = |area_urban_km2 = |area_metro_km2 = |area_metro_sq_mi = |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_total = 3147 |population_urban = |population_metro = |population_density_sq_mi = |population_density_km2 = |timezone = |utc_offset = |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |coordinates = {{coord|11|30|34|N|42|06|18|E|region:DJ-DI|display=inlin,title}} |elevation_footnotes= |elevation_m = 250 |elevation_ft = 823 |postal_code_type = |postal_code = |area_code = |website = |footnotes = }} '''Yoboki''' ({{langx|ar|يوبوكي}}) is a town located in the western Dikhil Region of Djibouti. It is situated approximately {{convert|179|km|mi|abbr=on}} west of the nation's capital city of Djibouti, and roughly {{convert|59|km|mi|abbr=on}} northwest of Dikhil, the regional capital.
==History== Yoboki was established as a French military post in 1946,<ref name="Chiré2013">{{cite book|last=Chiré|first=Amina Saïd|title=Djibouti contemporain|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jlo8scsrSIYC&pg=PA58|year=2013|publisher=KARTHALA Editions|isbn=978-2-8111-0824-3|page=58}}</ref> and buildings were constructed between July and November 1947 at the location of a well. The first meeting between the French soldiers, who began to occupy the territory, and representatives of the Sultan of Awsa, including Mahammad Yayyó, took place here. In 1958, a school was opened for the nomads.<ref name="Kitchen1962">{{cite book|last=Kitchen|first=Helen A.|title=The Educated African: A Country by Country Survey of Educational Development in Africa|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=02kXAAAAIAAJ|year=1962|publisher=Praeger|page=111}}</ref> In 1979 a French teacher was kidnapped in Yoboki.<ref name="AlwanMibrathu2000">{{cite book|last1=Alwan|first1=Daoud Aboubaker|last2=Mibrathu|first2=Yohanis|title=Historical Dictionary of Djibouti|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b9drQ9YeLxcC&pg=PA51|year=2000|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=978-0-8108-3873-4|page=51}}</ref>
Bomb attacks by an unknown perpetrator were reported in mid-May 1990, which affected electric and military installations in the town.<ref name="Britain)1990">{{cite book|author=Economist Intelligence Unit (Great Britain)|title=Country report: Uganda, Ethiopia, Somalia, Djibouti|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wt80AQAAIAAJ|access-date=8 March 2011|year=1990|publisher=The Unit}}</ref> Due to conflict in the area between rebels and the government, since March 28, 1992<ref>{{cite book|title=Country Report: Uganda, Ethiopia, Somalia, Djibouti|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F-A0AQAAIAAJ|year=1992|publisher=The Unit|page=40}}</ref> troops from the 5th Interarm Regiment of the French Overseas Navy have been deployed in Yoboki, Obock, and Tadjoura.<ref>{{cite book|title=Africa|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RPVw4E9qBGIC&pg=PA357|year=2006|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-0-415-39822-0|page=357}}</ref> The rebels were driven out to Gorabous.<ref>{{cite book|title=Africa Research Bulletin: Political, social, and cultural series|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fGMOAQAAMAAJ|year=1992|publisher=Blackwell|page=10428}}</ref> According to an October 1993 Amnesty International publication, "50 civilians were reportedly extrajudicially executed by government troops after a FRUD force withdrew from the village."<ref name="International1993">{{cite book|page=32|title=Getting away with murder: political killings and d̀isappearances' in the 1990s|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4YwuAQAAIAAJ|date=1 October 1993|publisher=Amnesty International|isbn=978-0-939994-82-3}}</ref>
==Demographics== In 1968, Yoboki had a population of around 200 residents, mostly Afar.<ref name="ThompsonAdloff1968">{{cite book|last1=Thompson|first1=Virginia|author2=Richard Adloff|title=Djibouti and the Horn of Africa|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ohakAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA47|access-date=8 March 2011|year=1968|publisher=Stanford University Press|isbn=978-0-8047-0650-6|page=47}}</ref> More recent estimates indicate that the town has a population of 644.
==Overview== Nearby towns and villages include Tew'o (10 km), Dikhil (59 km) and Galafi (40 km).
==Geography and climate== Yoboki is located at an altitude of 250 meters above sea level in the hills, rising to 972 meters at Babba Alou.<ref name="AuziasLabourdette2006">{{cite book|last1=Auzias|first1=Dominique|last2=Labourdette|first2=Jean-Paul|title=Petit Futé Djibouti|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZQ7nD39Hth4C&pg=PA123|date=9 September 2006|publisher=Petit Futé|isbn=978-2-7469-1763-7|page=123|language=fr}}</ref> Yoboki National Park surrounds the town and Hanle Valley is in the vicinity.<ref>{{cite book|title=Muslim & Arab Perspectives: International Islamic Magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NLTXAAAAMAAJ|year=1996|publisher=Institute of Islamic and Arabic Studies|page=12}}</ref> The area is prone to earthquakes and landslides.<ref>{{cite book|title=Earthquakes & Volcanoes|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-hg6AQAAMAAJ|year=1986|publisher=Geological Survey|page=160}}</ref>
{{Weather box|location = Yoboki |metric first = yes |single line = yes |Jan high C = 29.9 |Feb high C = 30.2 |Mar high C = 32.3 |Apr high C = 34.4 |May high C = 37.6 |Jun high C = 40.4 |Jul high C = 40.3 |Aug high C = 39.2 |Sep high C = 37.6 |Oct high C = 34.6 |Nov high C = 31.8 |Dec high C = 30.2 |Jan low C = 19.0 |Feb low C = 20.5 |Mar low C = 21.6 |Apr low C = 23.3 |May low C = 25.0 |Jun low C = 27.2 |Jul low C = 29.4 |Aug low C = 28.8 |Sep low C = 27.2 |Oct low C = 23.8 |Nov low C = 21.1 |Dec low C = 19.4 |rain colour=green |Jan rain mm = 6 |Feb rain mm = 6 |Mar rain mm = 3 |Apr rain mm = 10 |May rain mm = 4 |Jun rain mm = 3 |Jul rain mm = 45 |Aug rain mm = 55 |Sep rain mm = 26 |Oct rain mm = 2 |Nov rain mm = 4 |Dec rain mm = 4 | source 1 = ''Climate-Data.org''<ref name="Climate-Data.org">{{cite web|title=Climate: Yoboki - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table|url=https://en.climate-data.org/location/31640/|publisher=Climate-Data.org|access-date=25 September 2013}}</ref> |source 2= ''Levoyageur''<ref name="Levoyageur">{{cite web|title=DJIBOUTI - YOBOKI : Climate, weather, temperatures|url=http://www.levoyageur.net/weather-city-YOBOKI.html|publisher=Levoyageur|access-date=25 September 2016}}</ref> }}
==Transport== Yoboki is well connected, linked by National Highway 1, National Highway 7 and National Highway 8; these roads lead to other cities such as Dikhil, Galafi, Dobi<ref name="DevelopmentAfrica1998">{{cite book|last1=Development|first1=Ethiopian International Institute for Peace and|last2=Africa|first2=United Nations. Economic Commission for|title=Economic integration in the IGAD sub-region|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xOO1AAAAIAAJ|year=1998|publisher=EIIPD|page=19}}</ref> and Djibouti city.<ref name="Inc1995">{{cite book|last=Inc|first=Gale Research|title=Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations: Africa|url=https://archive.org/details/worldmarkencyclo02gale|url-access=registration|year=1995|publisher=Gale Research|isbn=978-0-8103-9880-1|page=[https://archive.org/details/worldmarkencyclo02gale/page/112 112]}}</ref>
==Notable people== *Moussa Mohamed Ahmed (1963-)<ref>{{cite book|title=The Indian Ocean Newsletter|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=APsvAQAAIAAJ|year=2002|publisher=Indian Ocean Information and Documentation Bank (B.I.D.O.I.)}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.maplandia.com/djibouti/dikhil/yoboki/yoboki/ Satellite map at Maplandia.com] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110725013450/http://ard-djibouti.org/Edition%20En%20Ligne%20Janvier%202011/img3B.jpg Photograph]
Category:Populated places in Djibouti Category:Populated places established in 1946