Arta, Djibouti
Arta أرتا | |
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| View of Arta View of Arta | |
| Country |  Djibouti |
| Region | Arta |
| Established | 17th century |
| Elevation | 755 m (2,477 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 11,060 |
- Not the be confused with `Arta, a village in the region.
Arta (Template:Lang-ar) is a town located in southeastern Djibouti. Arta is the capital town of Arta Region, home to a population of 11,060 inhabitants. Arta is famous for its mild climate. It is located on the Mountains of Arta.
History
Although it would be easy to think of Arta solely as an French built colonial town, its origins actually reach back some centuries. The Issa people live around there. During the Middle Ages, Arta was ruled by the Ifat Sultanate and the Adal Sultanate. It later formed a part of the French Somaliland protectorate in the first half of the 20th century. Under the French colonial rule in 1946, a new housing estate was built. Because of the usually dry and relatively cool weather Arta was the summer residence of the French and Djiboutian people. In 1963 representatives of the two ethnic groups in Djibouti - the Afar and the Issa - the "Declaration of Arta," in which she professed to hold together under the protection of France. So she spoke out against the influence of the neighboring Ethiopia and Somalia. In 2000, peace talks between various factions of the Somali Civil War were held in the city, resulting in the establishment of the Transitional National Government of Somalia.
Overview
Arta is connected to other environs by National Highway 4.
Geography
The town lies at an elevation of 755 metres above sea level. It lies on middle trending highlands known as the Mountains of Arta. The temperate central portion, where Arta lies, is situated on a rocky plateau.
Climate
Elevation is the major factor in temperature levels, with the higher areas, on average, as 11°C (20°F) cooler, day or night. The overnight lows are not like the "Garden of Eden" because, at night, heavy clothes or blankets are needed, in the highlands, when the temperature drops to about 50–54 °F (10–12.2 °C) every night. Arta features a somewhat rare version of a highland climate with warm, but not hot, summers and cool winters. Due to its 755 m altitude, temperatures are relatively mild for a town located not particularly far from deserts. The city is known for its pleasant climate during the summer periods. Indeed between mid May and early September, many families in the capital go there to spend the summer there. The annual high temperature is an average of 26,5 ° C and low 10 ° C.
| Climate data for Arta | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 20 (68) |
21 (70) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
25 (77) |
26 (79) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
21 (70) |
20 (68) |
23 (73) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10 (50) |
11 (52) |
12 (54) |
13 (55) |
14 (57) |
15 (59) |
15 (59) |
14 (57) |
13 (55) |
12 (54) |
11 (52) |
10 (50) |
13 (55) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 21 (0.8) |
28 (1.1) |
29 (1.1) |
36 (1.4) |
10 (0.4) |
0 (0) |
3 (0.1) |
1 (0.0) |
0 (0) |
20 (0.8) |
21 (0.8) |
21 (0.8) |
190 (7.3) |
| Source: The Weather Channel | |||||||||||||
References
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