#tadjoura

Tadjoura, Djibouti

Afar girl from the sultanate of Tadjoura, bridal costume. Photo by Nigel Pavitt

This superb archaeological site features well-preserved rock engravings dating back to Neolithic times, which are striking both for their rich complexity and their incredible variety. Many of the engravings depict animals that are no longer found in the area – giraffes, cows, antelopes, kudus, oryxes and ostriches. Human figures are also represented.

Laco Assal, Djibouti | ibokeh | Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

U.S. #Soldiers with Battle Company, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa's (CJTF-HOA) East #African Response Force (EARF), practice land navigation on Oct. 16, 2017, along the southern coast of the Gulf of #Tadjoura in #Djibouti, #Africa. The purpose of the EARF is to rapidly provide tailorable packages of forces to protect #American interests on the continent of Africa should any threats arise. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Erin Piazza) www.dvids.hub.net

COME TO DISCOVER DJIBOUTI: WORLD CAPITAL OF CULTURE AND TOURISM

#Camels #chillingout their feet in a saltwater bay in boiling #Djibouti. You know it must be hot when even camels need to cool off in the water to avoid overheating. Near the town of #Tadjoura #UnseenAfrica (at Gulf of Tadjoura)

Postcard showing the old port town Tadjourah in the north of Djibouti, also called “La Blanche” (The White One)