Arta Region
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The Arta Region is one of the six Regions
Regions of Djibouti
-See also:*ISO 3166-2:DJ*...

 of Djibouti
Djibouti
Djibouti , officially the Republic of Djibouti , is a country in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by Eritrea in the north, Ethiopia in the west and south, and Somalia in the southeast. The remainder of the border is formed by the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden at the east...

. The Region borders the Gulf of Tadjoura
Gulf of Tadjoura
The Gulf of Tadjoura is a gulf or basin of the Indian Ocean in the Horn of Africa. It lies south of the straits of Bab-el-Mandeb, or the entrance to the Red Sea, at . Most of its coastline is the territory of Djibouti, except for a short stretch on the southern shore, which is part of the...

, Tadjoura Region, and Djibouti Region to the north, Dikhil Region
Dikhil Region
The Dikhil Region is one of the six Regions of Djibouti. The Region borders the Tadjoura Region to the north-west, the Arta Region to the north-east, the Ali Sabieh Region to the east, and Ethiopia to the west and south....

 to the west and south-west, the Ali Sabieh
Ali Sabieh
`Ali Sabieh is a city located in southern Djibouti and `Ali Sabieh is served by a station on the Addis Ababa - Djibouti Railway.-History:Following the conclusion of the 1977-1978 Ogaden War, `Ali Sabieh, along with Dikhil, accommodated three quarters of the 8,000 Issa Somalis who had fled...

 region to the south, and Somalia
Somalia
Somalia , officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under Socialist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory...

 to the east.

The Arta Region is the newest Region of Djibouti, created in 2003 from parts of the Dikhil and Djibouti Regions.

The capital of the Arta Region is Arta
Arta, Djibouti
Arta is a city located in southeastern Djibouti.-Overview:The town is connected by National Highway 4.In 2000, peace talks between various factions of the Somali Civil War were held in Arta, resulting in the establishment of the Transitional National Government of Somalia.-References:*...

. Other major localities include We`a
We`a
We`a is a town in the Arta region of Djibouti. It is located on the N1 road, which connects it to Djibouti City in the east.-External links:*...

 and Damerjog.

According to the 2009 Census, the population of the region was 42,380, with 17,775 of them nomads.
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