Holhol Defence Training Center

El-Hajj Hassan Gouled Military Academy
Holhol, Djibouti
Entrance to El-Hajj Hassan Gouled
Type	Military Academy Center - Military Training Facility
Site information
Controlled by	Djibouti Armed Forces
Site history
In use	1977-Present

The Holhol or El-Hajj Hassan Gouled is a basic military training centre for the Djibouti Armed Forces and is located in Holhol south of the country. El-Hajj Hassan Gouled Military Training Center is one of the biggest basic infantry centers in Djibouti. A major focus of the development of the Djibouti Armed Forces is on raising the levels of training among the troops.

All cadets are commissioned as second lieutenants in the Djiboutian National Army in one of its branch schools. Currently the emphasis is on training the DJNA instructors so that they will be able to continue training other recruits in the future. In the middle of the Sub-Saharan desert with temperatures reaching 47 degrees Celsius during summer time. The current list of schools is Armor, Artillery, Human Resources, Signal, Infantry, Legal, Military Police and Intelligence.