Goda Mountains

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The Goda Massif is a mountain massif in the region Tadjoura in Djibouti, about 25 km west of Tadjoura.

There is an average of about 1500 meters high and covers about 20 square kilometers. The highest elevation is the Eger'aleyta (1783 m ), the main towns are Randa and Bankouwâle ( Bankwalé ). In the Goda Massif is the only forest in Djibouti, the Forêt du Day.

The name Goda means to Afar as much as " wound " or " swallowed up " and refers to a ridge.

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  • Didier Morin: Goda, in: Dictionnaire historique afar (1288-1982), Karthala Editions 2004, ISBN 9782845864924 (p. 169f. )
  • Mountains in Africa
  • Geography (Djibouti)
Randa, Djibouti Afar language
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