Chabelley
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| official_name = Chabelley
Shabeelle
| image_skyline = Railroad bridge shebele.jpg
| image_caption = The old Ethio-Djibouti Railroad bridge at Chabelley in 1898
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| settlement_type = Village
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Djibouti
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| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name = 25px Djibouti
| subdivision_name1 = Arta
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| population_total = 1,011
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| coordinates = {{coord|11|29|21|N|43|04|32|E|type:city_region:DJ-AR|display=inline,title}}
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Chabelley ({{langx|so|Shabeelle}}), ({{langx|ar|شبيلي}}) is a village in the southern Arta region of Djibouti. It lies less than 13 km from the capital Djibouti City.
Demographics
As of 2019, Chabelley has a population of around 1,011 inhabitants. Most residents belong to various mainly Afro-Asiatic-speaking ethnic groups, with the Issa Somali predominant.
Transportation
The Ethio-Djibouti Railways passes through the village. Nearby towns and villages include Ali Sabieh (65 km), Goubetto (15 km), Ali Adde (55 km) and Holhol (29 km).
Some 1.5 miles north of Chabelley is Chabelley Airport, a desert airstrip until recently exclusively reserved in case of need for French military devices.{{cite news |title=La Corne de l’Afrique, enjeu stratégique majeur |url=http://www.assajog.com/la-corne-de-lafrique-enjeu-strategique-majeur/ |accessdate=20 November 2013 |newspaper=Assajog |date=17 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131120093853/http://www.assajog.com/la-corne-de-lafrique-enjeu-strategique-majeur/ |archivedate=20 November 2013 }} In September 2013, the airstrip began serving as a temporary hub for U.S. military unmanned aircraft from the nearby Camp Lemonnier Naval Expeditionary Base.{{cite news|last=Craig Whitlock|first=Greg Miller|title=U.S. moves drone fleet from Camp Lemonnier to ease Djibouti’s safety concerns|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/drone-safety-concerns-force-us-to-move-large-fleet-from-camp-lemonnier-in-djibouti/2013/09/24/955518c4-213c-11e3-a03d-abbedc3a047c_story.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106231113/http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-09-24/world/42357265_1_drone-operations-drone-flights-drone-strikes|url-status=live|archive-date=6 November 2013|access-date=20 November 2013|newspaper=Washington Post|date=24 September 2013}}
Climate
{{Weather box
|location = Chabelley
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|Jan high C = 27.5
|Feb high C = 27.8
|Mar high C = 29.1
|Apr high C = 30.8
|May high C = 33.7
|Jun high C = 39.0
|Jul high C = 40.6
|Aug high C = 40.1
|Sep high C = 36.1
|Oct high C = 32.0
|Nov high C = 29.7
|Dec high C = 28.1
|Jan low C = 19.8
|Feb low C = 21.0
|Mar low C = 22.6
|Apr low C = 24.2
|May low C = 25.8
|Jun low C = 28.1
|Jul low C = 30.0
|Aug low C = 29.5
|Sep low C = 27.7
|Oct low C = 24.5
|Nov low C = 22.0
|Dec low C = 20.0
|Jan rain mm = 12
|Feb rain mm = 19
|Mar rain mm = 22
|Apr rain mm = 29
|May rain mm = 17
|Jun rain mm = 2
|Jul rain mm = 6
|Aug rain mm = 6
|Sep rain mm = 8
|Oct rain mm = 21
|Nov rain mm = 25
|Dec rain mm = 13
|source 1 = The Weather Channel
|date=December 2018}}
See also
Notes
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References
- [http://www.geographic.org/geographic_names/name.php?uni=-2824897&fid=1542&c=djibouti Chébelé, Djibouti]
External links
- [https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=11.489483,43.074990&z=18 Satellite view of Chabelley]
Category:Populated places in Djibouti
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