s the tomb of Sheikh Abu Yazid, found in the Goda Mountains. In addition to the Islamic calendar, Muslims in Djibouti also recognize New Year's Day (January 1), and Labor Day (May 1), as holidays. The Muslim religion comprises 94 percent of Djibouti's population (about 444,440). This leaves six percent for other religions. Christianity is mainly the other prevalent religion.[5] [edit] Culture Main article: Culture of Djibouti Beach in Djibouti City Djiboutian attire evinces the hot, arid climate. Men wear a loosely wrapped piece of cloth that goes down to about the knee, along with a cotton robe over the shoulder, much like a Roman toga. Women wear long skirts, typically dyed brown. Married women wear cloth to cover their heads, sometimes also covering their upper body. Unmarried or young women do not cover their heads. Traditional Arabian dress is worn strictly during religious festivals, especially in preparation for the hajj. For some occasions, women may adorn themselves with jewelry and headdresses.[6] A lot of Djibouti's original art is passed on and preserved orally, mainly through song. Using their native language, these people can sing or dance a story, acting it out. Many examples of French and Islamic influences can be noted in their buildings, which contain plasterwork, carefully constructed motifs and calligraphy. See also: Music of Djibouti and List of African writers (by country)#Djibouti [edit] See also Camels in the grasslands Communications in Djibouti Foreign relations of Djibouti Military of Djibouti Transportation in Djibouti List of fish on stamps of Afars and Issas Scouting in Djibouti Nikos Kavadias, a Greek writer and poet who regularly mentions Djibouti in his works. [edit] References ^ a b c d Djibouti (HTML). World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency (2007-09-06). Retrieved on 2007-09-18. ^ DJIBOUTI: Guelleh sworn in for second presidential term. Retrieved on December 4, 2005. ^ Djibouti: a new army behind the wire, Le Monde diplomatique, February 2003 (English) (+ (French)/(Portuguese)) ^ Djibouti drought threatens 30,000 with grave food shortages, 29 April 2005, World Food Programme. Retrieved August 4, 2007. ^ CIA World Factbook - Djibouti ^ Image of Djibouti women in headdresses. Retrieved on April 5, 2008. This article contains material from the CIA World Factbook which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. [edit] Further reading Djibouti: Pawn of the Horn of Africa Robert Saint-Veran Historical Dictionary of Djibouti Daoud A. Alwan Naval Strategy East of Suez: The Role of Djibouti Charles W. [edit] External links Find more about Djibouti on Wikipedia's sister projects: Dictionary definitions Textbooks Quotations Source texts Images and media News stories Learning resources [edit] Government (French) Official Website allAfrica news headline links Daily press review in French and English Interview with U.S. Ambassador to Djibouti - Stuart Symington (The Yale Politic) [edit] Overviews BBC News - Country Profile: Djibouti CIA World Factbook - Djibouti Indian Ocean Newsletter - Djibouti [edit] Directories Arab Gateway - Djibouti directory category DjibNet directory, mostly in French Open Directory Project - Djibouti directory category Stanford University - Africa South of the Sahara: Djibouti directory category University of Pennsylvania - African Studies Center: Djibouti directory category Yahoo! - Djibouti directory category [edit] Tourism Djibouti travel guide from Wikitravel   Geographic locale v • d • e Countries of Africa West Africa Benin · Burkina Faso · Cape Verde · Côte d'Ivoire · The Gambia · Ghana · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Liberia · Mali · Mauritania · Niger · Nigeria · Senegal · Sierra Leone · Togo North Africa Algeria · Egypt1 · Libya · Mauritania · Morocco · Sudan · Tunisia · Western Sahara Central Africa Angola · Burundi · Cameroon · Central African Republic · Chad · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Equatorial Guinea · Gabon · Republic of the Congo · Rwanda · São Tomé and Príncipe East Africa Burundi · Comoros · Djibouti · Eritrea · Ethiopia · Kenya · Madagascar · Malawi · Mauritius · Mozambique · Rwanda · Seychelles · Somalia · Tanzania · Uganda · Zambia · Zimbabwe Southern Africa Botswana · Lesotho · Namibia · South Africa · Swaziland Dependencies British Indian Ocean Territory (UK) · Mayotte (France) · Réunion (France) · St. Helena2 (UK) Unrecognized Canary Islands (Spain) · Ceuta (Spain) · Madeira (Portugal) · Melilla (Spain) · Socotra (Yemen) · Puntland · Somaliland · Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic 1 Partly in Asia.  2 Includes the dependencies of Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha. v • d • e Countries bordering the Red Sea  Djibouti  ·    Egypt  ·    Eritrea  ·    Israel  ·    Jordan  ·    Saudi Arabia  ·    Somalia  ·    Sudan  ·    Yemen v • d • e Countries and territories of the Middle East Bahrain · Egypt · Gaza Strip · Iraq · Iran · Israel · Jordan · Kuwait · Lebanon · Oman · Qatar · Saudi Arabia · Syria · United Arab Emirates · West Bank · Yemen Greater Middle East: Afghanistan · Cyprus · Pakistan · Turkey · Sudan · Somalia · Eritrea · Djibouti · Libya · Algeria · Tunisia · Morocco · Northern Cyprus, Turkish Republic of,1 1 The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is not officially recognized by the United Nations, recognized only by Turkey; 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