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The Awash River is a major river in Ethiopia that flows through the country's landscape. It is important to the region as a source of water for communities and ecosystems along its course.
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Key facts
- Native name
- Awaash ( Oromo ) ዐዋሽ ( Amharic ) Hawaash We'ayot ( Afar ) Webiga Dir ( Somali )
- Country
- Ethiopia
- Regions
- Afar , Oromia , Addis Ababa , Central Ethiopia
- Cities
- Addis Ababa , Metehara , Awash , Gewane , Asaita , Awash 7 Kilo, Ambo, Sebeta , Bishoftu , Gelan, Adama , Modjo
- Source
- Ethiopian Highlands
- Location
- Near the town of Ginchi , West Shewa , Oromia
- Elevation
- 2,929 m (9,610 ft)
- Mouth
- Lake Abbe
- Coordinates
- 11°08′53″N 41°41′08″E / 11.14806°N 41.68556°E / 11.14806; 41.68556
- Length
- 1,200 km (750 mi)
- Basin size
- 69,196 km (26,717 sq mi)
- Average
- 151.9 m /s (5,360 cu ft/s)
- Minimum
- 37.9 m /s (1,340 cu ft/s)
- Maximum
- 510.5 m /s (18,030 cu ft/s)
- Population
- 17,900,000
- Left
- Logiya , Mille , Borkana , Ataye , Hawadi , Kabenna , Dukem , Germama , Akaki , Dechatu , Keleta , and Modjo Rivers
- Right
- Gololcha
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Wikidata facts
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- tributary
- Borkana River
- mouth of the watercourse
- Lake Abbe
- Commons category
- Awash River
- lake on watercourse
- Lake Abbe
- watershed area
- 64000
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- different from
- Awash
Sources (2)
via Wikidata · CC0
Article · العربية
نهر الأواش (وقد يدعى بالهواش، "وييوت") هو من الأنهار الرئيسية في أثيوبيا يصب في بحيرة غاغوري المتصلة ببحيرات أخرى التي تنتهي ببحيرة على الحدود مع جيبوتي. هو الجدول الأساسي الذي يغذي المستجمع المائي في مناطق أمهرة، أوروميا والمنطقة الصومالية.
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