Mount Mabla
| Mabla Mountains | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,195 m (3,921 ft) |
| Geography | |
| Country | Djibouti |
| State/Province | Obock Region |
The Mabla Mountains (variants: Monti Mabla, Monts Mabla) are a mountain range in the northern Obock Region of Djibouti. The endemic Djibouti francolin makes its home here as well as in the Forêt du Day.
Along with Forêt du Day, the Mabla Mountains are one of Djibouti's two remnant areas of closed forest. The range is located in the Obock Region, 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of Obock, a port town. At 5,850 feet (1,780 m) above sea level, the mountains are situated behind the coastal plain where the Red Sea meets the Gulf of Aden. They lie on the northern side of the Gulf of Tadjoura, and are characterized as a highland region.
The mountains consist of a range that extends north from near Ras Duan, a steep cliff. Accolado Mount (Assasanto), 1,204 feet (367 m) above sea level, is the north mount of the east branch of the Mabla Mountains; it is located 6 miles (9.7 km) northwest of the Latela Valley entrance. Morne Rouge, 426 feet (130 m) above sea level, is 3 miles (4.8 km) north-northwest of the valley entrance. It has three round summits which are formed of reddish stones. Morne Blanc, 1 mile (1.6 km) west-southwestof Morne Rouge, is a cone of a greyish appearance. Pic du Hussard (Aramuda) 2,612 feet (796 m) high is 14 miles (23 km) north of Ras Duan; it has a large, rounded summit. Minerva's Face, 1.4 miles (2.3 km) south-southeast of Pic du Hussard has three summits, the highest of which is 2,392 feet (729 m) high. Devil's Chair, 4 miles (6.4 km) southeast of Minerva's Face, is 1,424 feet (434 m) high and clearly visible from seaward.
The annual rainfall measures approximately 20 inches (510 mm).
An Afar people subgroup, Ma`andiyta (or "White"; or Mandita) stayed in the Mabla Mountains, while the Ma`andiyta of Immino (or Awsa, or Aussa, or Assaw ; or "Red") did not. The Mandita are located west of the Mabla Mountains. Another Afar subgroup, the Debne, were settled in the Mabla also. Yet another tribe is the Basooma.
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