Shimbula | |
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Shimbula River in Dogu’a Tembien | |
Location | |
Country | Ethiopia |
Region | Tigray Region |
District (woreda) | Dogu’a Tembien |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Mesenqoy in Addi Azmera municipality |
• elevation | 2,312 m (7,585 ft) |
Mouth | Hurura River |
• location | Tukhul in Addi Azmera municipality |
• coordinates | 13°38′10″N 39°19′41″E / 13.636°N 39.328°E |
• elevation | 1,915 m (6,283 ft) |
Length | 10.5 km (6.5 mi) |
Width | |
• average | 10 m (33 ft) |
Basin features | |
River system | Seasonal river |
Bridges | Tukhul |
Topography | Mountains and deep gorges |
The Shimbula is a river of the Nile basin. Rising in the mountains of Dogu’a Tembien in northern Ethiopia, it flows southwestward to empty finally in Giba and Tekezé River.[1]