Assamo ( ar, أسامو), also known as Ina ‘Assamo, It is located around south of the capital,

Djibouti City Djibouti (also called Djibouti City and in many early English texts and on many early maps, Jibuti; so, Magaalada Jabuuti, french: link=no, Ville de Djibouti, ar, مدينة جيبوتي, aa, Gabuutî Magaala) is the eponymous capital of Dji ...

. The surrounding district is rich in both

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and fledgeling

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. Its population, with the nomadic and semi-nomadic neighborhoods is estimated at 1,211 people.

Overview

During the Middle Ages, Assamo was ruled by the

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and

Adal Sultanate The Adal Sultanate, or the Adal Empire or the ʿAdal or the Bar Saʿad dīn (alt. spelling ''Adel Sultanate, ''Adal ''Sultanate'') () was a medieval Sunni Muslim Empire which was located in the Horn of Africa. It was founded by Sabr ad-Din II ...

. It later formed a part of the French Somaliland protectorate in the first half of the 20th century. The town has an old fort built on top of a mountain by the

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. The area also served as an agricultural market for nearby localities. Assamo lies along a river, near the border with

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. Nearby towns and villages include

Ali Sabieh Ali Sabieh ( so, Cali Sabiix, ar, علي صبيح) is the second largest city in Djibouti. It is situated about Southwest of Djibouti City and north of the border with Ethiopia. It sprawls on a wide basin surrounded by granitic mountains on all ...

(24 km), Ali Adde (19 km) and Guisti (18 km).

Demographics

As of 2019, the population of Assamo has been estimated to be 1,211. The city inhabitants belong to various mainly Afro-Asiatic-speaking ethnic groups, with the Issa Somali predominant.

Agriculture

Assamo is a farm land for Djibouti and it is known for its agricultural, and is some where most of Djibouti's crops are produced. Crops grown in the area include

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, lemon, potatoes,

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onions An onion (''Allium cepa'' L., from Latin ''cepa'' meaning "onion"), also known as the bulb onion or common onion, is a vegetable that is the most widely cultivated species of the genus '' Allium''. The shallot is a botanical variety of the on ...

, garlic,

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, papaya and many other types of fruits and vegetables.

Climate

Assamo features a somewhat rare version of a highland climate with warm, but not hot, summers and cool winters. Due to its altitude, temperatures are relatively mild for a town located not particularly far from deserts. Characterized by hot and dry summers, and mild to cool winters where most of the

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is concentrated (

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and autumn being pleasantly warm transitional seasons). However, due to the town's altitude and inland location, its

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features are the very low

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, and that

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s usually fall to at night, which makes summer particularly pleasant compared to coastal cities. Assamo has a hot arid climate (''BWh'') by the Köppen-Geiger system.

Agriculture

Assamo is noted for its agricultural and farming industry. Crops grown in the area include

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and fruits. Significant investments have been made in the industry.

References

Ina ‘Assamo
Populated places in Djibouti {{Djibouti-geo-stub