Loyada
Loyada is a small town in Djibouti. Located in the Arta Region, it is the only official border crossing from Djibouti into Somaliland. It is situated on the west coast of Gulf of Aden, from the capital, Djibouti.
Etymology
The name of the town derives from Afar Lē-ʿádu or Lē-ʿadó, which means "white watering-place" and in Somali became Loowyaʿádde, "with white calves", by cacography. The French colonial authorities wrote it "Loyada"; the standard Somali spelling is "Lawya caddo".History and politics
| Historical affiliations |
| Kingdom of Adal Late 9th c. – 13th c. |
| Ifat Sultanate 1285–1415 |
| Adal Sultanate 1415–1577 |
| Egypt Eyalet 1554–1882 |
 ClimateThe average annual temperature in Loyada is 30 °C. About 163 mm of precipitation falls annually. The warmest month of the year is July with an average temperature of 36 °C. In January, the average temperature is 25.5 °C. It is the lowest average temperature of the whole year. The largest cities most proximate to Loyada are Djibouti City, Zeila and Berbera.Demographics, the population of Loyada has been estimated to be 1,367. The town's inhabitants belong to various mainly Afro-Asiatic-speaking ethnic groups, with the Issa Somali predominant. |