National Highway 1 (Djibouti)
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The RN-1 National Highway is a national highway in Djibouti. It has a length of across the regions of Djibouti,
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and Dikhil. It is part of the Ndjamena–Djibouti Highway and is the most important road link in the country. In recent years, the road has been undergoing major reconstruction works in several parts. The highway is heavily traveled by Ethiopian trucks.


Route

The RN-1 leads to the Djiboutian-Ethiopian border at
Galafi Galafi ( ar, غالافي), also known as Gâlâfi, is a village in Djibouti. Galafi is the official border crossing from Djibouti into Ethiopia. Situated on the border with Ethiopia, it is in the north west of Dikhil. It lies on the National High ...
border crossing. From Djibouti City that travels through three regions of Djibouti from the
Gulf of Aden The Gulf of Aden ( ar, خليج عدن, so, Gacanka Cadmeed 𐒅𐒖𐒐𐒕𐒌 𐒋𐒖𐒆𐒗𐒒) is a deepwater gulf of the Indian Ocean between Yemen to the north, the Arabian Sea to the east, Djibouti to the west, and the Guardafui Channe ...
on the east to the Ethiopia to the west, it passes through Weʽa, Omar Jagaa,
Mouloud Mouloud ( ar, مولود) is a town located in the southern Dikhil region of Djibouti. It is located around 102 kilometers south of the capital, Djibouti City. Overview It lies on the National Highway 1. Nearby towns and villages include ...
,
Dagguirou Dagguirou ( ar, داغويرو) is a town located in the Dikhil Region of Djibouti. It is situated approximately western of the nation's capital city of Djibouti, and roughly northern of Dikhil, the regional capital. History Dagguirou was a ...
, Dikhil,
Gorabous Gorabous ( ar, غورابو) is a town located in the centre of Dikhil Region in Djibouti. Overview Nearby towns and villages include Yoboki (30 km), Dikhil (29 km) and Galafi Galafi ( ar, غالافي), also known as Gâlâfi, is a village in ...
and Yoboki.


History

It was on June 28, 1974, the date of an agreement between French Territory of the Afars and the Issas and Ethiopia, that the construction of a road between Dikhil and
Galafi Galafi ( ar, غالافي), also known as Gâlâfi, is a village in Djibouti. Galafi is the official border crossing from Djibouti into Ethiopia. Situated on the border with Ethiopia, it is in the north west of Dikhil. It lies on the National High ...
was decided with an extension of 30 km to the Ethiopian A1 road (connecting
Assab Assab or Aseb (, ) is a port city in the Southern Red Sea Region of Eritrea. It is situated on the west coast of the Red Sea. Languages spoken in Assab are predominantly Afar, Tigrinya, and Arabic. Assab is known for its large market, beaches an ...
and Addis Ababa). The works were financed by France and carried out between 1975 and 1976 by the COLAS Road Company (130 km including 30 in Ethiopia). However, it was not until the fall of the Ethiopian military regime in 1991 that the border was opened at the Galafi border post.


References

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