Madgoul (), also known as Madgul, is a town in the northern of

Tadjoura Region The Tadjourah Region , ) is a region in north-central Djibouti, the largest of its six regions. With its capital at Tadjourah, it has an area of . It lies along the Gulf of Tadjoura, and the coastal city of Tadjoura. The region has active salt a ...

. It is situated about 95 kilometres (59 miles) north of

Tadjoura Tadjoura (; ; ) is one of the oldest towns in Djibouti and the capital of the Tadjourah Region. The town rose to prominence in the early 19th century as an alternative port to nearby Zeila. Lying on the Gulf of Tadjoura, it is home to a popula ...

and 14 km (8 mi) east of the border with

Ethiopia Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Ken ...

Climate

Madgoul has a

hot desert climate The desert climate or arid climate (in the Köppen climate classification ''BWh'' and ''BWk'') is a dry climate sub-type in which there is a severe excess of evaporation over precipitation. The typically bald, rocky, or sandy surfaces in desert ...

(''BWh'') in Köppen-Geiger system.

References

Geographic.org: Madgoul, Djibouti
---- Populated places in Djibouti Tadjourah Region {{Djibouti-geo-stub