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Hidden places in Djibouti

1 uncrowded place in Djibouti, away from Djibouti City: quiet towns, geological oddities and free-to-enter ruins.

Lake Assal (Djibouti), Salt lake below sea level
Geological oddities Djibouti · Tadjourah Region

Lake Assal

The lowest point in Africa, a lake ten times saltier than the sea, ringed by a blinding crust of salt and black lava at the bottom of the Afar rift.

Coordinates
11°39′21″N 42°24′30″E
Crowds
Usually empty
Landscape
Desert
Best season
Best in Winter