The Afar Region (/ˈɑːfɑːr/; Afar: Qafar Rakaakayak; Amharic: ዓፋር ክልል), formerly known as Region 2, is a regional state in northeastern Ethiopia and the homeland of the Afar people. Its capital is the planned city of Semera, which lies on the paved Awash – Assab highway. It is bordered by Eritrea to the north and Djibouti to the northeast; it also shares regional borders with the Tigray, Amhara, Oromo and Somali regions.
The Afar Triangle, the northern part of which is the Danakil Depression, is part of the Great Rift Valley of Ethiopia, and is located in the north of the region. It has the lowest point in Ethiopia and one of the lowest in Africa. The southern part of the region consists of the valley of the Awash River, which empties into a string of lakes along the Djibouti – Ethiopia border. Other notable landmarks include the Awash National Park.
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The AfarRegion (/ˈɑːfɑːr/; Afar: Qafar Rakaakayak; Amharic: ዓፋር ክልል), formerly known as Region 2, is a regional state in northeastern Ethiopia and the...
primarily live in the AfarRegion of Ethiopia and in northern Djibouti, as well as the entire southern coast of Eritrea. The Afar speak the Afar language, which...
Afar (Afar: Qafaraf; also known as ’Afar Af, Afaraf, Qafar af) is an Afroasiatic language belonging to the Cushitic branch. It is spoken by the Afar people...
The Afar Triangle (also called the Afar Depression) is a geological depression caused by the Afar Triple Junction, which is part of the Great Rift Valley...
existed in the AfarRegion in eastern Ethiopia from the 18th to the 20th century. It was considered to be the leading monarchy of the Afar people, to whom...
Tigray is bordered by Eritrea to the north, the Amhara Region to the south, the AfarRegion to the east, and Sudan to the west. Towns in Tigrai include:...
Eritrea, and Ethiopia Afar Desert or Danakil Desert, a desert in Ethiopia AfarRegion, a regional state of Ethiopia Afar Triangle or Afar Depression, a geological...
is a list of the woredas (districts) and city administrations in the Afarregion of Ethiopia, compiled from material on the Central Statistical Agency...
Asosa Kamashi Metekel This region was created in 2023 from parts of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region. East Gurage Zone Gurage Zone...
The Afar Triple Junction (also called the Afro-Arabian Rift System) is located along a divergent plate boundary dividing the Nubian, Somali, and Arabian...
The Second Afar insurgency was an insurgency in the AfarRegion of Ethiopia and the Southern Red Sea Region of Eritrea (also known as Dankalia), waged...
shield volcano in the AfarRegion of northeastern Ethiopia, which is itself part of the wider Afar Triangle (a barren desert region straddling Djibouti...
755786839234034 (Zewditu Hospital) The following hospitals are in the AfarRegion: Abala Hospital, 13°22′09″N 39°45′29″E / 13.369261304778307°N 39.75792358287606°E...
characters. The Afar Revolutionary Democratic Unity Front (Afar: Qafar Uguugumoh Demokrasiyyoh Inkiinoh Fooca; abbreviated ARDUF) is an Afar political party...
conflict in Ethiopia's Afarregion". The New Humanitarian. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022. "Fighting in Ethiopia's Afarregion displaces 300,000, aid...
The Dikhil Region (Arabic: إقليم دخيل, Somali: Gobolka Dikhil, Afar: Rakaakay Dikhil) is a region in southern Djibouti. It is bordered by the Regions of...
Bitwoded Sultan Alimirah Hanfare (Afar: Amyota Qali Mirac Canfaxe; c. 1919 - 25 April 2011) was Sultan of Aussa from 1944 until his death in 2011. He ascended...
Acheulean industry (two sites associated with Homo erectus at Gona in the AfarRegion of Ethiopia dating from 1.5 and 1.26 million years ago have both Oldowan...
The Djiboutian Civil War (also known as the First Afar insurgency) was a conflict in Djibouti, lasting from 1991 to 1994 and resulting in thousands of...
Danakil Desert (or Afar Desert) is a desert in northeast Ethiopia, southern Eritrea, and northwestern Djibouti. Situated in the Afar Triangle, it stretches...
variation a result of sexual dimorphism. The species name honours the AfarRegion of Ethiopia where the majority of the specimens had been recovered from...
The Danakil Depression is the northern part of the Afar Triangle or Afar Depression in Ethiopia and Eritrea, a geological depression that has resulted...
the AfarRegion. TPLF spokesperson Getachew Reda said its forces had seen no fighting in Afar and had redeployed to the adjoining Amhara Region. On 30...
and social issues affecting the Afarregion. Afar Insurgency Second Afar Insurgency Afar Democratic State "Ethiopia: Afar Groups, Ethiopia - A Country Study...
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