Ambabbo ( ar, أمبابو) is a village in eastern
Djibouti
Djibouti, ar, جيبوتي ', french: link=no, Djibouti, so, Jabuuti officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Somalia to the south, Ethiopia to the southwest, Eritrea in the north, and the Red ...
. It is located in the
region
In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...
of
Tadjoura.
History
The missionaries
Carl Wilhelm Isenberg, and
Johann Ludwig Krapf
Johann Ludwig Krapf (11 January 1810 – 26 November 1881) was a German missionary in East Africa, as well as an explorer, linguist, and traveler. Krapf played an important role in exploring East Africa with Johannes Rebmann. They were the first ...
spent a night at Ambabbo (which they called "Anbabo") in 1839, describing it as a resting-place, "where the caravans usually halt" on the shore of the bay Ghubbat-el Kharab.
Charles Johnston, passing through this settlement about three years later, described it as "a small native village of about eight houses".
Location
Nearby towns and villages include
Airolaf
Airolaf ( ar, إيرولاف) is a town in the Tadjoura Region in northwestern Djibouti and in the centre of the Tadjoura Region. It is located some 115 kilometres northwest of the national capital, Djibouti City. Airolaf is known for its temperat ...
(9.6 nm),
Bankouale
Bankouale ( ar, بنكوالي) is a town in Tadjoura region of Djibouti. One of the distinctive features of Bankouale countryside is the widespread growing of vegetables. In the meantime there are also first approaches to establish gentle tourism ...
(9.3 nm),
Oue`a (8.3 nm),
Tadjoura (4.6 nm) and
`Arta (13.8 nm).
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References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Djibouti
Tadjourah Region
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