Damerjog

Damerjog or Damerdjog (Arabic: داميرجوغ, Somali: Dameerjoog) is a village located in eastern Djibouti, populated by farmers and gardeners, located in the Arta Region, 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) southeast of the capital Djibouti, north of the border with Somaliland.

With an ever-increasing number of inhabitants, the village has a health center (Damerjog hospital) from which, in the event of an emergency, patients are transported to the capital.

Damerjog is situated on a low-lying and round hill with an elevation of 12 metres (39 ft) above sea level.

Agriculture in Damerjog depends mainly on water wells, crops grown in the area include oranges, beans, lemon, potatoes, tomatoes, onions, garlic, watermelon, papaya, guava and many other types of fruits and vegetables.

[1] The town inhabitants belong to various mainly Afro-Asiatic-speaking ethnic groups, with the Issa Somali predominant.