Dasbiyo

Dasbiyo داسبييو
Town
Dasbiyo داسبييو Location in Djibouti
Coordinates: 11°15′N 42°47′E / 11.250°N 42.783°E / 11.250; 42.783Coordinates: 11°15′N 42°47′E / 11.250°N 42.783°E / 11.250; 42.783
Country	Djibouti
Region	Ali Sabieh
Elevation	581 m (1,906 ft)
Population
• Total	700

Dasbiyo (Arabic: داسبييو‎) is a town in southern Djibouti. It is served by a station on the old Ethio-Djibouti Railways. The surrounding district is rich in both livestock and fledgeling agriculture.

History

This town has played an important role in trade between the port cities of Zeila, and the hinterland. Tumuli and vestiges have been found in and around Daasbiyo, once dynamic and prosperous possessing a well on its bed of wadi which crossed it. It was also a religious crossroads between the 10th and the 12th centuries, Islam only penetrated towards the end of the 13th century, whereas Zeila became much Muslim from the 6th century onwards.

Demographics

The population of Dasbiyo has been estimated to be 700. The town inhabitants belong to various mainly Afro-Asiatic-speaking ethnic groups, with the Issa Somali predominant.

Climate

Dasbiyo has a hot desert climate (BWh) in Köppen-Geiger system.

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