Dorra
{{for|the village in Iran|Dorra, Iran}}
{{for|the Tunisian actress|Dorra Zarrouk}}
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درة
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|population_total = 1,021
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Dorra ({{langx|ar|درة}}) is a village in Djibouti in the mid-north of Tadjoura Region, the largest region. It is located about 237 kilometers north-west of Djibouti City and 65 km (40 mi) south of the border with Eritrea and east of the border with Ethiopia. At Dorra rock paintings have been found.
Climate
The average annual temperature in Dorra is {{convert|29.1|°C|1|disp=or}}. About {{convert|165|mm|in|2|disp=or}} of precipitation falls annually. The driest month is June with {{convert|4|mm|in|2|disp=or}}, and nine months of the year tend to be virtually rainless, with on average no more than {{convert|13|mm|in|2|disp=or}} of rain per month. Average precipitation in August, accounting for years when the rains in this area arrive or do not arrive, is {{convert|30|mm|in|2|disp=or}} – the three months when typically quantities of rain supporting grassland means there is significant herding in this eastern extreme of a huge escarpment reaching beyond the border and rising to the central parts of the Ethiopian Highlands.
Dorra has a hot arid climate (BWh) in the Köppen-Geiger system.
{{Weather box|location = Dorra
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|Jan high C = 27.0
|Feb high C = 28.6
|Mar high C = 30.6
|Apr high C = 32.6
|May high C = 35.7
|Jun high C = 38.9
|Jul high C = 39.5
|Aug high C = 38.6
|Sep high C = 36.7
|Oct high C = 33.3
|Nov high C = 30.5
|Dec high C = 28.6
|Jan low C = 19.0
|Feb low C = 20.5
|Mar low C = 22.4
|Apr low C = 24.1
|May low C = 26.6
|Jun low C = 29.5
|Jul low C = 28.7
|Aug low C = 28.2
|Sep low C = 28.3
|Oct low C = 23.5
|Nov low C = 20.9
|Dec low C = 19.5
|rain colour=green
|Jan rain mm = 3
|Feb rain mm = 8
|Mar rain mm = 11
|Apr rain mm = 15
|May rain mm = 12
|Jun rain mm = 6
|Jul rain mm = 29
|Aug rain mm = 35
|Sep rain mm = 23
|Oct rain mm = 9
|Nov rain mm = 10
|Dec rain mm = 4
| source 1 = Climate-Data.org, altitude: 276m
|source 2= Levoyageur{{cite web|title=DJIBOUTI - DORRA : Climate, weather, temperatures|url=http://www.levoyageur.net/weather-city-DORRA.html|publisher=Levoyageur|accessdate=25 September 2016}}
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References
External links
- [http://www.maplandia.com/djibouti/tadjourah/dorra/dorra/ Satellite map at Maplandia.com]
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Category:Populated places in Djibouti
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