Djibouti Air Base
Djibouti Air Base is a military installation in Djibouti. Djibouti Air Base is situated nearby to the airport terminal Terminal VIP, as well as near the hospital Hôpital militaire.- Type: Military installation
- Description: French Air Force Base at Ambouli International Airport in Djibouti
- Also known as: “BA 188”, “BA 188 / بي ايه 188”, “BA188”, “base aerienne 188”, “Base Aérienne 188 / القاعدة الجوية 188”, “Base Aérienne 188 Colonel Émile Massart / القاعدة الجوية 188 العقيد إميل ماسارت”, “Colonel Emile Massart Air Base”, and “Massart Air Base”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport and El-Hadj Hassan Gouled Aptidon Stadium.
Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport is a joint civilian/military-use airport situated in the town of Ambouli, Djibouti. It serves the national capital, Djibouti.
El-Hadj Hassan Gouled Aptidon Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Skilla1st, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The El Hadj Hassan Gouled Aptidon Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Djibouti City, Djibouti. It is currently reserved mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of hosting up to 20,000 fans. El-Hadj Hassan Gouled Aptidon Stadium is situated 3½ km northwest of Djibouti Air Base.
Lycée Français de Djibouti
School
Lycée Français de Djibouti is a French international school with two campuses in Djibouti, the Dolto and Kessel campuses. It was founded when the École Française Françoise Dolto and the Lycée Français Joseph Kessel, respectively founded in 1978 and 1991, merged on 27 April 2007. Lycée Français de Djibouti is situated 1½ km north of Djibouti Air Base.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Djibouti and Balbala.
Djibouti
Photo: Keo the Younger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Djibouti is the capital city of the Republic of Djibouti. It is located in the coastal Djibouti Region on the Gulf of Tadjoura. Djibouti has a population of around 780,000 inhabitants, which counts for 73% of the country's population.
Balbala
Town
Balbala is a southern suburb of Djibouti City, located west of the river Ambouli. The name is from the "Flashing" from the nearby lighthouse. The suburb has formed since 1966 when access to the city was restricted. Balbala is situated 4½ km west of Djibouti Air Base.
Damerdjog
Village
Damerjog or Damerdjog is a village located in eastern Djibouti, populated by farmers and gardeners, located in the Arta Region, 16 kilometres southeast of the capital Djibouti, north of the border with Somaliland. Damerdjog is situated 8 km southeast of Djibouti Air Base.
Djibouti Air Base
- Category: air base
- Location: Djibouti, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
11.55502° or 11° 33′ 18″ northLongitude
43.1557° or 43° 9′ 21″ eastOpen location code
7H35H544+27OpenStreetMap ID
way 193044653OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryWikidata ID
Q2886499
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Slovenian—“Djibouti Air Base” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “القاعدة الجوية 188 العقيد إميل ماسارت”
- French: “Base Aérienne 188 Colonel Émile Massart”
- French: “Base aérienne 188 Djibouti « Colonel Massart »”
- French: “Base aerienne 188 Djibouti”
- French: “base aérienne 188 Djibouti”
- French: “Base aérienne 188 djibouti”
- French: “Base Aérienne 188 Djibouti”
- German: “Base aérienne 188 Djibouti „Colonel Massart“”
- Japanese: “ジブチ第188空軍基地”
- Japanese: “第188ジブチ空軍基地”
- Slovenian: “Letalska baza Džibuti”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Terminal VIP and Hôpital militaire.
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