Randa

History

Randa has played an important role in trade between the port of Tadjoura, and the hinterland, once dynamic and prosperous possessing a well on its bed of wadi which crossed it and has one of the mildest climates in Djibouti. The beginning of the civil conflict in December 1991, when the FRUD rebels captured Randa and neighbouring towns. However, the Djiboutian Army re-took the town in October 1993.

Geography

Randa's altitude gives the settlement and the surrounding area a milder climate than the Tadjoura coastal area, where the weather is typically hotter. A river runs through the town. Often dry, the watercourse divides Randa in half. The surrounding mountains to the west are high and jagged, lengthening journeys in that direction.

Most-observed species

• Common Bulbul

  Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
  17
• Yellow-breasted Barbet

  Trachyphonus margaritatus (Cretzschmar, 1828) · Aves
  16
• Eurasian Kestrel

  Falco tinnunculus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  15
• Rüppell's Weaver

  Ploceus galbula Rüppell, 1840 · Aves
  14
• White-breasted White-eye

  Zosterops abyssinicus Guerin-Meneville, 1843 · Aves
  14
• Blackstart

  Oenanthe melanura (Temminck, 1824) · Aves
  13
• Laughing Dove

  Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  13
• Egyptian Vulture

  Neophron percnopterus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  12

Most recent

• M 3.7 — 2026-02-03
  14 km NNE of Arta, Djibouti
• M 4.5 — 2025-07-28
  14 km NW of Arta, Djibouti
• M 4.3 — 2024-02-10
  21 km NNE of Djibouti, Djibouti
• M 3.9 — 2024-02-06
  14 km NNE of Loyada, Djibouti
• M 4.4 — 2024-02-06
  20 km NNE of Loyada, Djibouti
• M 4.4 — 2024-02-03
  23 km NNE of Loyada, Djibouti