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  Very courageous tree, with Bay of Ghoubet in background

  © Frances Linzee Gordon

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  Fruit and vegetable market in <i>quartier Africain</i>, Dijbouti Town

  © Mason Florence

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  Nomad's feet in sandals made from goat-hide

  © Frances Linzee Gordon

Djibouti: Overview

Tiny, but ambitious: this is Djibouti. Despite its lack of natural resources, the country tries hard to be recognised as a little Dubai in the Red Sea. Djibouti is an ideal spot to recharge your batteries before (or after) an overland trip through Eritrea or Ethiopia.