Dadahalou is a village in the southeastern
Dikhil Region
The Dikhil Region (, , ) is a Regions of Djibouti, region in southern Djibouti. It is bordered by the Regions of Tadjoura Region, Tadjoura to the north, Arta Region, Arta to the northeast, Ali Sabieh Region, Ali Sabieh to the east. To the west an ...
of
Djibouti
Djibouti, officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Somalia to the south, Ethiopia to the southwest, Eritrea in the north, and the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden to the east. The country has an area ...
. It is situated approximately 25 km (15 mi) eastern of
Dikhil
Dikhil () is a town in the western Dikhil Region of Djibouti. Lying east of Lake Abbe, It is situated about southwest of Djibouti City and north of the border with Ethiopia. It serves as the administrative centre of the Dikhil Region, and ...
, the regional capital.
Overview
The village inhabitants belong to various mainly Afro-Asiatic speaking ethnic groups, with the Issa Somali predominant. Most of the inhabitants earned their living through
animal
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husbandry and commerce, and used a
well
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for drinking water. Nearby towns and villages include
Mouloud (14 km),
Dikhil
Dikhil () is a town in the western Dikhil Region of Djibouti. Lying east of Lake Abbe, It is situated about southwest of Djibouti City and north of the border with Ethiopia. It serves as the administrative centre of the Dikhil Region, and ...
(25 km) and
Ali Sabieh
Ali Sabieh (, ) is the second largest city in Djibouti. It is situated about Southwest of Djibouti City and north of the border with Ethiopia. It sprawls on a wide basin surrounded by granitic mountains on all sides. Ali Sabieh's mild climate m ...
(44 km).
Climate
The warmest month of the year is July with an average temperature of 36.9 °C. In January, the average temperature is 25.3 °C. It is the lowest average temperature of the whole year and the driest month is December with 3 mm. Most precipitation falls in August, with an average of 45 mm.
{{Weather box, location = Dadahalou
, metric first = yes
, single line = yes
, Jan high C = 24.8
, Feb high C = 25.2
, Mar high C = 25.9
, Apr high C = 27.6
, May high C = 31.5
, Jun high C = 37.5
, Jul high C = 36.6
, Aug high C = 36.0
, Sep high C = 34.0
, Oct high C = 28.2
, Nov high C = 25.5
, Dec high C = 25.0
, Jan low C = 16.0
, Feb low C = 17.1
, Mar low C = 18.4
, Apr low C = 20.0
, May low C = 23.3
, Jun low C = 26.5
, Jul low C = 25.7
, Aug low C = 25.2
, Sep low C = 23.5
, Oct low C = 20.2
, Nov low C = 17.7
, Dec low C = 16.3
, Jan rain mm = 6
, Feb rain mm = 7
, Mar rain mm = 15
, Apr rain mm = 35
, May rain mm = 9
, Jun rain mm = 2
, Jul rain mm = 29
, Aug rain mm = 45
, Sep rain mm = 39
, Oct rain mm = 11
, Nov rain mm = 5
, Dec rain mm = 3
, source 1 = The Weather Channel
, date=December 2015
References
DadahalouDadahalou prayer times
Populated places in Djibouti