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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)
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Gallery (9)
On the map
3 mapped locations