Japan Self-Defense Force Base Djibouti | |
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Djibouti | |
Coordinates | 11°33′11″N 43°08′39″E / 11.553109°N 43.1442278°E |
Type | Japan Self-Defense Force Base |
Site information | |
Owner | Japan Self-Defense Force |
Site history | |
Built | 2011 |
Garrison information | |
Garrison | 600 soldiers (2016)[1] |
The Japan Self-Defense Force Base Djibouti (Japanese: ジブチ共和国における自衛隊拠点, Hepburn: Jibuchi Kyouwakoku ni okeru Jieitai Kyoten) is a military base operated by the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) located in Ambouli, Djibouti alongside the Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport.[2]
It is the JSDF's first full-scale, long-term overseas base.