Damerjog
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|subdivision_name1 = Arta Region
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Damerjog or Damerdjog ({{langx|ar|داميرجوغ}}, {{langx|so|Dameerjoog}}) is a village located in eastern Djibouti, populated by farmers and gardeners, located in the Arta Region, {{convert|16|km}} 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.
Today, the village of Damerjog is part of the region of Arta and has more than 3,500 inhabitants listed or not by the government. The village has a primary school and a middle school called "Damerjog college" inaugurated a few years ago. With an ever-increasing number of inhabitants, the village has a health center (Damerjog hospital) from which, in the event of an emergency, patients are transported to the capital. Due to its proximity to the border the village, the army and police prevent drug trafficking, terrorists and terrorist weapons and illegal immigration to enter the Republic of Djibouti.
Geography
Damerjog is situated on a low-lying and round hill with an elevation of 12 metres (39 ft) above sea level. Damerjog is 9 kilometres (5 mi) north of Loyada, 14 kilometres (8 mi) northeast of Ali Oune, 16 kilometres (9 mi) south of Djibouti City (16 km), and 51 kilometres (31 mi) west of Arta. Agriculture in Damerjog depends mainly on water wells, crops grown in the area include oranges, beans, lemon, potatoes, tomatoes, onions, garlic, watermelon, papaya, guava and many other types of fruits and vegetables.
=Climate=
Damerjog has a hot and semi-arid (Köppen climate classification BSh). The summer days are quite hot reaching 40 °C (104 °F), yet with moderate nights.
{{Weather box
|location = Damerjog
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|temperature colour=pastel
|Jan high C = 28.2
|Feb high C = 28.9
|Mar high C = 30.4
|Apr high C = 32.3
|May high C = 34.9
|Jun high C = 38.7
|Jul high C = 39.9
|Aug high C = 38.9
|Sep high C = 36.9
|Oct high C = 33.2
|Nov high C = 30.9
|Dec high C = 28.5
|Jan low C = 20.0
|Feb low C = 23.4
|Mar low C = 24.5
|Apr low C = 25.9
|May low C = 27.7
|Jun low C = 30.5
|Jul low C = 31.0
|Aug low C = 29.9
|Sep low C = 29.5
|Oct low C = 26.2
|Nov low C = 24.3
|Dec low C = 21.0
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 12.0
|Feb rain mm = 18.8
|Mar rain mm = 20.3
|Apr rain mm = 29.9
|May rain mm = 16.7
|Jun rain mm = 3.1
|Jul rain mm = 6.2
|Aug rain mm = 5.6
|Sep rain mm = 6.1
|Oct rain mm = 21.2
|Nov rain mm = 22.4
|Dec rain mm = 11.2
|source 1 = Climate-Data.org, altitude: 20m{{cite web|title=Climate: Damerjog – Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table|url=https://en.climate-data.org/location/1052739/|publisher=Climate-Data.org|accessdate=25 September 2016}}
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Demographics
As of the 2024 census, the population of Damerjog was at 5,115. The town inhabitants belong to various mainly Afro-Asiatic-speaking ethnic groups, with the Issa Somali predominant.