The Dikhil Region is one of the six Regions

Regions of Djibouti

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 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 Tadjoura Region to the north-west, the Arta Region

Arta Region

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

 to the north-east, the Ali Sabieh Region

Ali Sabieh Region

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

 to the east, and Ethiopia

Ethiopia

Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...

 to the west and south.

Prior to the creation of the Arta Region

Arta Region

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

 in 2003, the Dikhil Region also had a border with the Djibouti Region and 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...

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The Dikhil Region contains part of Lake Abbe

Lake Abbe

Lake Abbe or Lake Abhe Bad is a salt lake, lying on the Ethiopia-Djibouti border. It is one of a chain of six connected lakes, which also includes lakes Gargori, Laitali, Gummare, Bario and Afambo.-Overview:...

. It also contains Lake Laitali, Lake Gummare

Lake Gummare

Lake Gummare is one of a chain of lakes into which the Awash River empties its waters. It is located at the eastern end of the Afar Region of Ethiopia, at .-Overview:...

, and Lake Bario

Lake Bario

Lake Bario is one of a chain of lakes into which the Awash River empties its waters. It is located at the eastern end of the Afar Region of Ethiopia, at ....

; all of which drain into Lake Abbe. All of these lakes are along the Dikhil-Ethiopia border.

The capital of the Dikhil Region is Dikhil

Dikhil

Dikhil is a town in the western Dikhil Region of Djibouti. Lying east of Lake Abbe, it is located on the paved highway that runs east from Djibouti City. The town is home to a population of around 12,043 people.-History:...

. Other major localities include As Ela, Galafi

Galafi

Galafi is a village in Djibouti. Situated on the border with Ethiopia, it is in the western region of Dikhil.-External links:*...

, and Yoboki

Yoboki

Yoboki is a town located in the western Dikhil Region of Djibouti. It is situated roughly west of the nation's capital city of Djibouti, and roughly northwest of Dikhil, the regional capital. In 1968 it had a population of around 200 people, mostly Afar peoples. More recent estimates indicate it...

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According to the 2009 Census, the population of the region was 88,948, with almost half of them (41,552) nomads.