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    Djibouti - Sunni

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    Djibouti is a majority Sunni Muslim country located in the Horn of Africa. The national language is a mix of Arabic and French. Most speak Sunni Islam and believe in one God and prophets like Muhammad. Djibouti has varied landscapes from mountains to desert plains. Soccer is the national sport and they compete in African and World Cup qualifiers. The economy uses the Djiboutian Franc and GDP is lower than Australia's. Popular foods include rice dishes with lamb. Art reflects Somali, Afar, and Arab influences like ancient rock drawings. Major ethnic groups are Somali, Afar, and Arab peoples.

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    Djibouti is a majority Sunni Muslim country located in the Horn of Africa. The national language is a mix of Arabic and French. Most speak Sunni Islam and believe in one God and prophets like Muhammad. Djibouti has varied landscapes from mountains to desert plains. Soccer is the national sport and they compete in African and World Cup qualifiers. The economy uses the Djiboutian Franc and GDP is lower than Australia's. Popular foods include rice dishes with lamb. Art reflects Somali, Afar, and Arab influences like ancient rock drawings. Major ethnic groups are Somali, Afar, and Arab peoples.

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    Djibouti is a majority Sunni Muslim country located in the Horn of Africa. The national language is a mix of Arabic and French. Most speak Sunni Islam and believe in one God and prophets like Muhammad. Djibouti has varied landscapes from mountains to desert plains. Soccer is the national sport and they compete in African and World Cup qualifiers. The economy uses the Djiboutian Franc and GDP is lower than Australia's. Popular foods include rice dishes with lamb. Art reflects Somali, Afar, and Arab influences like ancient rock drawings. Major ethnic groups are Somali, Afar, and Arab peoples.

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    Djibouti - Sunni

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    Djibouti is a majority Sunni Muslim country located in the Horn of Africa. The national language is a mix of Arabic and French. Most speak Sunni Islam and believe in one God and prophets like Muhammad. Djibouti has varied landscapes from mountains to desert plains. Soccer is the national sport and they compete in African and World Cup qualifiers. The economy uses the Djiboutian Franc and GDP is lower than Australia's. Popular foods include rice dishes with lamb. Art reflects Somali, Afar, and Arab influences like ancient rock drawings. Major ethnic groups are Somali, Afar, and Arab peoples.

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    Djibouti - Sunni

    Josiah Goldfinch
    Language

    • Sunni Islams speak Arabic


    • Djibouti speaks a mix of
    Arabic and French
    • Djibouti in Arabic – ‫جيبوتي‬
    • You smell in Arabic - ‫رائحتك كريهة‬
    Religion
    • The Sunnis believe that Muhammad had no rightful heir and that a religious leader
    should be elected through a vote among the Islamic community's people
    • Sunni believe in one god (Tawhid), they also believe in angels (malaikah) who are
    messengers for Tawhid, they also have holy books, like the kutub, and the Qur’an,
    which is Tawhid’s direct and unchanging word, revealed to the profit Muhammad,
    they believe in a day of judgment and the afterlife, that life is a test, and either you
    go to Paradise or Hell.
    Geography

    • Djibouti is found on the horn of Africa, it has a


    population of 1 million people
    • Sunni Islams take up the majority of north
    Africa, Middle East and Central Asia
    • The landscape of Djibouti is varied and extreme,
    ranging from rugged mountains in the north to a
    series of low desert plains separated by parallel
    plateaus in the west and south. Its highest peak
    is Mount Moussa at 2,028 meters
    Sport

    • The national sport of Djibouti is Soccer, it has a


    nation team, the Djibouti National Football team,
    and a club called the Djibouti Premier League.
    • they played in the qualifying rounds of the African
    Cup of Nations and the FIFA World Cup in the year
    2000.
    • Djibouti has been a member of FIFA since 1994
    Djibouti economic
    systems
    • Djibouti uses its own currency, called the
    Djiboutian Franc, 1 Djiboutian Franc is worth
    0.0082 Australian dollars meaning 122 Djiboutian
    Francs is worth 1 Australian dollar.
    • Djibouti’s GDP is 3.384 Billion dollars, compared
    to Australia’s 1.331 trillion dollars of GDP, and a
    GDP per capita of 3425 dollars
    Food

    • The national dish, called Skoudekharis,


    is a one pot dish of rice and includes
    generous portions of lamb.
    • It is Commonly prepared during the
    Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha, it is
    made of rice, lamb and ayurvedic spices
    such as cardamom. It can also go well
    with chicken, beef or fish.
    Arts and Literature
    Balho

    • A lot of the art in Djibouti has been influenced


    by Somali, Afar, French, Arab, and Ottoman
    arts and cultures. Some of the oldest pieces of
    art are in the form of rock drawings, especially
    near the town of Balho.
    Customs and traditions

    • Djibouti celebrates their independence day from the French on the 27 th of June.
    They celebrate their Islamic new year on the 30 th of July. They have a feast of
    Sacrifice on the 9 th of July, and they have Labour day on the first of May. They
    celebrate the birth of Muhammad on the 9 th of October and the Night of
    ascension on the first of March
    Ethnic Background

    • the ethnic composition of djibouti


    is= 56.2%Somali 24.2% Afar 15.6%
    Arabs (6.675% djibouti arabs
    [indigenous], 4.525% yemenis, 4.4%
    omanis) and 5% others. The Somali
    clan component is mainly composed
    of the Issa clan (Dir), followed by
    the Gadabuursi and the Isaaq.

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