Djibouti tourist information
Djibouti
The town of Djibouti, built of 1886 to 1900, in houses of Arab style, concentrates all the economic activity and administrative country. Its population is of 200 000 inhabitants. It is equipped with modern means of communication. The Palate of the People inaugurated in 1985 makes it possible to accomodate the International and National Conferences and also contributes to cultural and artistic promotion national.
With its capacity of more than 1 500 places, Djibouti can today offer an International Center of the Conferences and Congrès equipped very well. Because of its economic activity, the capital exerts a strong attraction on the populations of the interior. This massive surge of newcomers changed the face which made of it this place of legend sung by Kessel and Monfreid, but, unceasingly arranged and modernized, Djibouti however keeps its typical seal of city to the crossroads of Africa, Europe and the East, and offers a provision of coloured memories. While going to discovered his streets, the traveller will stop initially Place of June 27, 1977 (old Ménélik place). Located in full downtown area, very shaded, it is distinguished from the other places of the capital by its arcades of mauresque inspiration, which shelter many merchants of memories (traditional daggers of Tadjoura to the engraved guard, skins, shells, basket makings, multicoloured collars of pearls, African memories traditional etc.), and multiple coffee terraces. Place of June 27, one can go until the Place Mahmoud-Harbi (Rimbaud ex-Place) through picturesque lanes which intersect. Between two gravers and bazaars of food, a great number of stores specialized in the sound and the photograph, where it is possible to get the last gadgets at reasonable prices.
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