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The Jianggezhuang Naval Base (Chinese: 姜各庄), also known as Submarine Base No.1(Chinese: 潜艇第一基地), is a Chinese naval base approximately 15 miles (24 km) east of Qingdao on the Yellow Sea. The base spans a bay 1.2 miles (1.9 km) across, with the main facilities located in the eastern portion of the bay.
The Chinese base is located by the Chinese-operated Port of Doraleh to the west of Djibouti City. To the south of the city are several other foreign military bases, including Camp Lemonnier (United States Navy), [8] Base Aérienne 188 (French Air Force), [9] and the Japan Self-Defense Force Base Djibouti. [10] [11]
The Djiboutian Navy (French: Marine Nationale Djiboutienne, Somali: Ciidanka Badda Jabuuti) is the naval service branch of the Djibouti Armed Forces. It is responsible for securing Djibouti's territorial waters and 314-kilometre (195 mi) seaboard as well as supporting army operations. The primary objective of the navy is to safeguard the nation ...
Chinese authorities believed that the object threatened the security of Qingdao's port, home to Jianggezhuang, a major PLA naval base. Jianggezhuang is the command center of China's North Sea Fleet, home to nuclear attack submarines and the aircraft carrier, Liaoning. [4]
People's Liberation Army Support Base in Djibouti; R. Ream Naval Base; Y. ... Yulin Naval Base This page was last edited on 1 August 2018, at 14:22 (UTC). Text ...
China and Djibouti established relations on January 8, 1979. [1]: 348 China has financed a number of public works projects in Djibouti, including a stadium, the offices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the People's Palace. [2] In September 2010, Type 920 Hospital Ship, also known as the "Peace Ark", visited Djibouti. [3]
One of the berths is reserved for the use of the Chinese Navy, which has a base on the western edge of the port. [6] [7] All of the terminals have direct access to the Addis Ababa–Djibouti Railway, which provides landlocked Ethiopia with railroad access to the sea. [8] The port is called by major shipping services in the region, including: [9]
Obock (also Obok, Arabic: أبخ, Hayyú) is a small port town in Djibouti. It is located on the Northern shore of the Gulf of Tadjoura , where it opens out into the Gulf of Aden . The town is home to an airstrip and has ferries to Djibouti City .