Dadda'to
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Dadda'to دادتو | |
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  Dadda'to دادتو Location in Djibouti | |
| Coordinates: 12°22.51′N 42°42.67′E / 12.37517°N 42.71117°E | |
| Country |  Djibouti |
| Region | Obock Region |
| Elevation | 460 m (1,510 ft) |
Dadda'to (Arabic: دادتو) is a village in Djibouti, located in the region of Obock.
Overview
[edit]The town lies near the border with Eritrea. Nearby towns and villages include Alaili Dadda (30 km) and Assa Gaila (38 km).
Main sights
[edit]The village wall comprises a surface no larger than 80 m × 60 m, with a dozen houses and a mosque.
History
[edit]It is the largest settlement on the Djiboutian border with Eritrea. When France and Italy first set the boundary between Italian Eritrea and French Somaliland, Dadda'to was used as a term of reference for the latitude at which the horizontal boundary was placed. The Djibouti–Eritrea boundary has since been changed, but Dadda'to remains on the frontier.
Climate
[edit]The climate is arid desert climate in Dadda'to. Agriculture is very rare, at the time of fruits and vegetables grown in the hot, desert plants or Aloe Vera.
| Climate data for Dadda'to | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27.7 (81.9) |
28.0 (82.4) |
29.7 (85.5) |
31.6 (88.9) |
34.7 (94.5) |
37.4 (99.3) |
38.2 (100.8) |
37.4 (99.3) |
35.7 (96.3) |
32.6 (90.7) |
29.8 (85.6) |
27.9 (82.2) |
32.6 (90.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 17.7 (63.9) |
18.3 (64.9) |
19.4 (66.9) |
21.6 (70.9) |
23.8 (74.8) |
26.5 (79.7) |
27.9 (82.2) |
26.6 (79.9) |
25.7 (78.3) |
23.1 (73.6) |
21.0 (69.8) |
18.9 (66.0) |
22.5 (72.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 10 (0.4) |
11 (0.4) |
13 (0.5) |
11 (0.4) |
6 (0.2) |
2 (0.1) |
15 (0.6) |
20 (0.8) |
18 (0.7) |
7 (0.3) |
14 (0.6) |
12 (0.5) |
139 (5.5) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org | |||||||||||||
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