Damerjog
Sign in to saveDamerjog or Damerdjog (, ) is a village located in eastern Djibouti, populated by farmers and gardeners, located in the Arta Region, southeast of the capital Djibouti, north of the border with Somaliland.
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- Locality
- Damêrdjôg داميردجوج
- Region
- Arta عرتا
- Country
- Djibouti جيبوتي
- Population
- 5,115
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- Official name
- Damerjog
- Population
- 600
- Elevation
- 13
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- 448th Civil Affairs Battalion's MCAP in Damerjog 120620-F-BU402-082.jpg
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Damerjog or Damerdjog (, ) is a village located in eastern Djibouti, populated by farmers and gardeners, located in the Arta Region, southeast of the capital Djibouti, north of the border with Somaliland.
==History== The village was originally built on the plateau near the Damerjog Wadi. A military post was created to help control migration. In the 1970s, traffic was prohibited between Damerjog and the border. Due to insurgents of the Front de Libération de la Côte des Somalis (FLCS) hijacking a bus in 1976.
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