Our Lady of the Good Shepherd Cathedral
The Our Lady of the Good Shepherd Cathedral or simply Cathedral of Djibouti, is a church built in the second half of the twentieth century. It is the main Catholic church in the Diocese of Djibouti in the African country of Djibouti.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: building in Djibouti
- Also known as: “Cathédrale Notre-Dame du Bon-Pasteur - كاتدرائية السيدة العذراء الراعي الصالح” and “Our Lady of the Good Shepherd Cathedral, Djibouti”
- Address: جيبوتي
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include El-Hadj Hassan Gouled Aptidon Stadium and Lycée Français de 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 southwest of Our Lady of the Good Shepherd Cathedral.
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 3½ km south of Our Lady of the Good Shepherd Cathedral.
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 6 km southwest of Our Lady of the Good Shepherd Cathedral.
Our Lady of the Good Shepherd Cathedral
- Categories: Catholic cathedral, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Djibouti, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
11.60009° or 11° 36′ 0″ northLongitude
43.1513° or 43° 9′ 5″ eastOpen location code
7H35J522+2GOpenStreetMap ID
way 228251516OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q16538426
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Our Lady of the Good Shepherd Cathedral” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كاتدرائية السيدة العذراء الراعي الصالح”
- Arabic: “كاتدرائيه سيده الراعى الصالح”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه سيده الراعى الصالح”
- French: “Cathédrale Notre-Dame du Bon-Pasteur”
- French: “cathédrale Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Pasteur de Djibouti”
- French: “Cathédrale Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Pasteur de Djibouti”
- German: “Cathédrale Notre-Dame du Bon-Pasteur de Djibouti”
- German: “Kathedrale unserer Lieben Frau vom Guten Hirten”
- German: “Kathedrale von Dschibuti”
- German: “katidirayiyh sayiduh alraaeaa alsaalih”
- Indonesian: “Katedral Bunda dari Gembala Baik, Djibouti”
- Indonesian: “Katedral Jibuti”
- Italian: “cattedrale di Nostra Signora del Buon Pastore”
- Italian: “Cattedrale di Nostra Signora del Buon Pastore”
- Spanish: “Catedral de Nuestra Señora del Buen Pastor”
- Spanish: “Catedral de Yibuti”
- “Cathédrale Notre-Dame du Bon-Pasteur de Djibouti”
- “Our Lady of the Good Shepherd Cathedral”
- “كاتدرائيه سيده الراعى الصالح”
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