The Holhol or El-Hajj Hassan Gouled is a basic military training centre for the

Djibouti Armed Forces The Djibouti Armed Forces (DJAF; ar, الجيش الجيبوتي, aljaysh aljibutiu, so, Ciidanka Dalka Jabuuti) are the military forces of Djibouti. They consist of the Djiboutian National Army and its sub-branches the Djiboutian Air Force a ...

and is located in

Holhol Holhol ( so, Hollholl, ar, حلحول) is a town in the Ali Sabieh Region of Djibouti. It is located south-west of the capital Djibouti City, at an altitude of 450m. Holhol enjoys a semi-arid climate (Köppen: BSh). The surrounding district is ...

south of the country. El-Hajj Hassan Gouled Military Training Center is one of the biggest basic infantry centers in

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 ...

. A major focus of the development of the Djibouti Armed Forces is on raising the levels of training among the troops.

Military training

All cadets are commissioned as second lieutenants in the Djiboutian National Army in one of its branch schools. Currently the emphasis is on training the DJNA instructors so that they will be able to continue training other recruits in the future. It is in the middle of the Sub-Saharan desert with temperatures reaching 47 degrees Celsius during summer. The current list of schools is Armor, Artillery, Human Resources, Signal, Infantry, Legal, Military Police, and Intelligence. Military of Djibouti Army training installations Ali Sabieh Region Schools in Djibouti {{africa-mil-stub