Dikhil

Short description of Dikhil

Dikhil is the last real town on the way to Lac Abbé and most people who stop here are staging for that drive or breaking it on the way back. It sits above the Gobaad plain where Afar and Somali grazing country meets, and its market reflects both. The engraved panels at Abourma in the hills to the north are among the richest rock art in the Horn, though reaching them costs a hard drive and a walk. Otherwise the draw is the emptiness itself, the Bara plains running flat to the horizon on either side of the road.

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Recommended length of stay

Travel seasons at a glance

Best time to visit: December – February

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All highlights and sights

1. The Dikhil market
2. The Petit Bara and Grand Bara plains
3. The Abourma rock engravings(Day trip)
4. The Gobaad plain and its Afar settlements
5. The rock art at Doudoub Bololé(Day trip)

Ways to get there and away

Airports nearby:

• JIB Djibouti-Ambouli Airport (Djibouti City) · 99 km northeast(recommended)
• DIR Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (Dire Dawa) · 174 km south
• JIJ Gerad Wilwal International Airport (Jijiga) · 206 km south

Nearest seaports:

• Tadjoura · 94 km northeast
• ferry port near Djibouti City · 100 km northeast

Nearest railway station:

Nagad (Djibouti City) · 100 km northeast

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Distances

More travel destinations in Djibouti

• Lake Assal
• Lac Abbé
• Djibouti City
• Moucha Island
• Obock
• Tadjoura
• Ali Sabieh