Ya‘koubta

Ya‘koubta is a mangrove swamp in Obock Region, Djibouti. Ya‘koubta is situated nearby to the locality Ras Siyyan, as well as near the village Fagal.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ras Siyyan and Fagal.

Ras Siyyan

Locality

Ras Siyyan or Ras Siyan is a peninsula in the Obock Region of Djibouti, on the Bab-el-Mandeb strait, about 20 km southwest of Perim Island. The peninsula consists of a reddish volcanic hill about 1.2 by 0.5 km and 138 m high, connected towards to the mainland by a low sandy strip that stretches south by about 5 km while widening from 500 to 800 m.

Fagal

Village

Photo: NASA, Public domain.

Fagal is a coastal location in eastern Djibouti. It lies north of Obock. It lies along the N15 road, connected to the Eritrean border at Rahayta to the north.

Khôr ʽAngar

Village

Photo: Skilla1st, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Khôr ʽAngar is a town in the northern Obock Region of Djibouti, situated on the west coast of the Bab el Mandeb Strait. The town is served by Herkale Airport, a desert airstrip 7 kilometres northwest. Khôr ʽAngar is situated 9 km south of Ya‘koubta.

Ya‘koubta

Type: Mangrove swamp
Also known as: “Ya`koubta”
Category: body of water
Location: Obock Region, Djibouti, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude

12.46202° or 12° 27′ 43″ north

Longitude

43.31311° or 43° 18′ 47″ east

Elevation

4 metres (13 feet)

Open location code

7H45F867+R6

GeoNames ID

220584

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