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| Arabic:الطريق السريع الوطنى 1 French:Route Nationale 1 | |
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| Route information | |
| Length | 218 km (135 mi) |
| Existed | 1976–present |
| Major junctions | |
| From | Djibouti City |
| To | Galafi |
| Location | |
| Country | Djibouti |
| Major cities | We`a,Omar Jagaa,Mouloud,Dagguirou,Dikhil,Gorabous,Yoboki |
| Highway system | |
TheRN-1 National Highway is a national highway inDjibouti. It has a length of 218 kilometres (135 mi) across the regions ofDjibouti,Arta andDikhil. It is part of theNdjamena–Djibouti Highway and is the most important road link in the country.
In recent years, the road has been undergoing major reconstruction works in several parts. The highway is heavily traveled by Ethiopian trucks.[1]
The RN-1 leads to the Djiboutian-Ethiopian border atGalafi border crossing. FromDjibouti City that travels through three regions of Djibouti from theGulf of Aden on the east to theEthiopia to the west, it passes throughWeʽa,Omar Jagaa,Mouloud,Dagguirou,Dikhil,Gorabous andYoboki.
It was on June 28, 1974, the date of an agreement betweenFrench Territory of the Afars and the Issas and Ethiopia, that the construction of a road betweenDikhil andGalafi was decided with an extension of 30 km to the Ethiopian A1 road (connectingAssab andAddis Ababa). The works were financed byFrance and carried out between 1975 and 1976 by theCOLAS Road Company (130 km including 30 in Ethiopia). However, it was not until the fall of the Ethiopian military regime in 1991 that the border was opened at the Galafi border post.
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