Official Name: | Chabelley Shabeelle |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Djibouti |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Djibouti |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name: | Djibouti |
Subdivision Name1: | Arta |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Footnotes: | (2019) |
Population Total: | 1,011 |
Coordinates: | 11.4892°N 43.0775°W |
Elevation M: | 142 |
Chabelley (Somali: Shabeelle), (Arabic: شبيلي) is a village in the southern Arta region of Djibouti. It lies less than 13 km from the capital Djibouti City.
As of 2019, Chabelley has a population of around 1,011 inhabitants. Most residents belong to various mainly Afro-Asiatic-speaking ethnic groups, with the Issa Somali predominant.
The Ethio-Djibouti Railways passes through the village. Nearby towns and villages include Ali Sabieh (65 km), Goubetto (15 km), Ali Adde (55 km) and Holhol (29 km).
Some 1.5 miles north of Chabelley is Chabelley Airport, a desert airstrip until recently exclusively reserved in case of need for French military devices.[1] In September 2013, the airstrip began serving as a temporary hub for U.S. military unmanned aircraft from the nearby Camp Lemonnier Naval Expeditionary Base.[2]