# Yoboki

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'''Yoboki''' ({{langx|ar|يوبوكي}}) is a town located in the western [Dikhil Region](/source/Dikhil_Region) of [Djibouti](/source/Djibouti). It is situated approximately {{convert|179|km|mi|abbr=on}} west of the nation's capital city of [Djibouti](/source/Djibouti_(city)), and roughly {{convert|59|km|mi|abbr=on}} northwest of [Dikhil](/source/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](/source/Mahammad_Yayy%C3%B3), 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](/source/French_Overseas_Navy) have been deployed in Yoboki, [Obock](/source/Obock), and [Tadjoura](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Amnesty_International) publication, "50 civilians were reportedly extrajudicially executed by government troops after a [FRUD](/source/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](/source/Afar_people).<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](/source/Tew'o) (10&nbsp;km), [Dikhil](/source/Dikhil) (59&nbsp;km) and [Galafi](/source/Galafi) (40&nbsp;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](/source/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](/source/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>
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==Transport==
Yoboki is well connected, linked by [National Highway 1](/source/National_Highway_1_(Djibouti)), [National Highway 7](/source/National_Highway_7_(Djibouti)) and [National Highway 8](/source/National_Highway_8_(Djibouti)); these roads lead to other cities such as [Dikhil](/source/Dikhil), [Galafi](/source/Galafi), [Dobi](/source/Dobi%2C_Djibouti)<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](/source/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](/source/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==
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==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

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