Africa
East Africa
Djibouti

Obock Region

The Obock Region is a region in northern . Covering an area of 4,700 square kilometres, it had an estimated population of 37,856 as of 2009.The region borders the Red Sea, , Gulf of Aden, , and includes the , Doumeira Islands, and the coastal city of .
Tap on a place
to explore it
Wikipedia
Photo: Skilla1st, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: State with 55,000 residents
  • Description: region of Djibouti
  • Also known as: “Iqlīm Ūbūk”, “Iqlīm Ubukh”, and “Obock”

Obock Region

Latitude
12.2111° or 12° 12′ 40″ north
Longitude
43.1686° or 43° 10′ 7″ east
Population
55,000
Elevation
773 metres (2,536 feet)
Open location code
7H456569+CC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2208260978
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­state
Geo­Names ID
221525
Wiki­data ID
Q844929
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Obock Region from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Arabic to Zulu—“Obock Region” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أبخ”
  • Arabic: “إقليم أبخ”
  • Arabic: “إقليم أوبوك”
  • Armenian: “Օբոք”
  • Armenian: “Օբոքի երկրամաս”
  • Azerbaijani: “Obok regionu”
  • Basque: “Obock eskualdea”
  • Belarusian: “Абок”
  • Belarusian: “Рэгіён Абок”
  • Bengali: “ওবাক অঞ্চল”
  • Bosnian: “Obock (regija)”
  • Bosnian: “Obock”
  • Breton: “Obock”
  • Bulgarian: “Обок”
  • Catalan: “Regió d’Obock”
  • Cebuano: “Obock”
  • Chinese: “奥博克地区”
  • Chinese: “奥博克州”
  • Chinese: “奧博克州”
  • Danish: “Obock Region”
  • Dutch: “Obock”
  • Estonian: “Obocki piirkond”
  • Finnish: “Obockin alue”
  • Finnish: “Obockin maakunta”
  • French: “Cercle d’Obock”
  • French: “Obock”
  • French: “Région d’Obock”
  • French: “Région dObock”
  • Georgian: “ობოკის რეგიონი”
  • German: “DJ-OB”
  • German: “Obock”
  • German: “Region Obock”
  • Greek: “Περιφέρεια Ομπόκ”
  • Gujarati: “ઓબોક પ્રદેશ”
  • Hebrew: “מחוז אובוק”
  • Hindi: “ओबॉक क्षेत्र”
  • Indonesian: “Region Obock”
  • Indonesian: “Wilayah Obock”
  • Italian: “regione di Obock”
  • Italian: “Regione di Obock”
  • Japanese: “オボック州”
  • Kannada: “ಒಬಾಕ್ ಪ್ರದೇಶ”
  • Korean: “오보크주”
  • Latvian: “Ubukas reģions”
  • Lithuanian: “Oboko regionas”
  • Malay: “Kawasan Obock”
  • Malay: “Obock Region”
  • Marathi: “ओबॉक प्रदेश”
  • Northern Frisian: “Obock”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Obock”
  • Norwegian: “Obock”
  • Persian: “منطقه اوبوک”
  • Polish: “Region Obock”
  • Portuguese: “Região de Obock”
  • Romanian: “regiunea Obock”
  • Romanian: “Regiunea Obock”
  • Russian: “Обок”
  • Sinhala: “ඔබොක් ප්‍රාන්තය”
  • Spanish: “Obock (region)”
  • Spanish: “Obock (región)”
  • Spanish: “Region de Obock”
  • Spanish: “Región de Obock”
  • Swedish: “Obock”
  • Tamil: “ஒபோக் பகுதி”
  • Telugu: “ఓబాక్ ప్రాంతం”
  • Thai: “โอบ๊อค”
  • Turkish: “Obock Bölgesi”
  • Turkish: “Obuk Bölgesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Обок”
  • Urdu: “اوبوک ریجن”
  • Urdu: “اوبوک علاقہ”
  • Vietnamese: “Khu vực Obock”
  • Zulu: “Obock Region”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Assassan and Lahassa.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Yarde Madag and Gaw.

Djibouti: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Djibouti and Moucha Island.

Curious Places to Discover

Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Obock Region”. Photo: Skilla1st, CC BY-SA 4.0.