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Place details
- Locality
- Artà عرتا
- Region
- Arta عرتا
- Country
- Djibouti جيبوتي
- Population
- 17,477
- Timezone
- Africa/Djibouti
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Key facts
- Country
- Djibouti
- Region
- Arta
- Established
- 17th century
- Town
- 7 km (2.7 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 755 m (2,477 ft)
- Density
- 1,600/km (4,200/sq mi)
- Metro
- 75,654 (Arta region)
- Time zone
- UTC+3 ( EAT )
- Climate
- BSh
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Area
- 2
- Elevation
- 755
- Image
- Arta1970.jpg
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- Arta, Djibouti
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Travel guide
Understand
thumb|right|410px|Arta's bridge A provincial town that is worth seeing. The Arachthos River flows to the west with its reservoir lying directly to the north. Its population was 27,000 in 2021.
The city was known in ancient times as Ambracia (Ancient Greek: Ἀμβρακία). Remains of the classic era include the ancient walls, the ruins of an ancient temple of Apollo, a small theatre, and remnants of the southwest cemetery.
Get in
Regular bus lines connect Arta with all bigger Greek cities. A bus from Athens departs several times a day and trip takes about 5 hours.
The city is linked with the GR-5 (Antirrio - Ioannina) and the GR-30 which links with Peta and Trikala.
See
thumb|The Church of the Parigoritissa
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Article
Arta (Somali: Carta, Arabic: عرته) is a town in southeastern Djibouti. The center of the Arta Region, it is the country's sixth-largest city. As of 2024, the population was 11,221. Arta is situated on the Mountains of Arta and is famous for its mild climate. It is located some 41 kilometres (25 miles) west of the national capital, Djibouti City.
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