Obock: facts

At a glance

• Country: Djibouti
• Region: Obock
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 15,429
• Coordinates: 11.9669° N, 43.2884° E
• Time zone: Africa/Djibouti (UTC+03:00)
• Currency: Franc (DJF)
• Distance to the capital, Djibouti: 45 km (28 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Djibouti-Ambouli Airport (JIB): 49 km (30 mi), straight line
• Aden International Airport (ADE, Yemen): 212 km (132 mi), straight line
• Taiz International Airport (TAI, Yemen): 212 km (132 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Medeho: 29 km (18 mi)
• Djibouti: 45 km (28 mi)
• Sedorre: 45 km (28 mi)
• Khor Angar: 47 km (29 mi)
• Ambouli: 47 km (29 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Djibouti, 45 km (28 mi)