Official Name: | Dânan دهان |
Settlement Type: | Town |
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: | Ali Sabieh |
Population As Of: | 2019 |
Population Total: | 463 |
Coordinates: | 11.2167°N 101°W |
Elevation M: | 360 |
Dânan (so|Dhanaan, ar|دهان) is a town in the Ali Sabieh Region of Djibouti. It is located around 43 kilometers south of the capital, Djibouti City.
Nearby towns and villages include Holhol (12 km) and Ali Adde (22 km).
The population of Dânan has been estimated to be 463. The town inhabitants belong to various mainly Afro-Asiatic-speaking ethnic groups, with the Issa Somali predominant.