Ras Siyyan

Ras Siyyan or Ras Siyan is a peninsula in the of , on the Bab-el-Mandeb strait, about 20 km southwest of . 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.
  • Locality
  • Description: Peninsula in Obock Region, Djibouti
  • Also known as
    “Cape Si-Ane”
    “Deire”
    “Ras Séjarn”
    “Ras Si Ane”
    “Ras Sivan”
    “Ras Siyan”
    “Ras Siyyan رأس سيان”
    “Rocher Ras Si Ane”
    “Rocher Ras Siyyan”
    “Siyyan”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fagal and Khôr ʽAngar.
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is a coastal location in eastern . is situated 3 km southwest of Ras Siyyan.
is a town in the northern … is situated 10 km south of Ras Siyyan.
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Latitude
12.47541° or 12° 28′ 32″ north
Longitude
43.31878° or 43° 19′ 8″ east
Open location code
7H45F8G9+5G
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Ras Siyyan” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “رأس سيان‎‎”
  • Arabic: “سيان‎‎”
  • Cebuano: “Siyyân”
  • Croatian: “Ras Siyyan”
  • Dutch: “Ras Siyyan”
  • French: “Ras Siyyan”
  • German: “Ra’s Siyyān”
  • Hebrew: “ראס סיאן”
  • Portuguese: “Ras Siyyan”
  • Swedish: “Siyyân”

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