Mallahle

Mallahle (also Mallali or Aruku) is a stratovolcano on the border of Ethiopia and Eritrea, with a 6 km wide caldera.

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Mountain.type: Stratovolcano
Mountain.name: Mallahle
Mountain.photo: Nabro and Mallahle Volcanoes-NASA.jpg
Mountain.photo_caption: False-color topographical relief image of Nabro caldera (top; in Eritrea) next to the Mallahle volcanic caldera, then Sork Ale in the bottom right.
Mountain.elevation_m: 1875
Mountain.map: Ethiopia
Mountain.relief: 1
Mountain.map_size: 225
Mountain.label_position: right
Mountain.last_eruption: Holocene?

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Mallahle (also Mallali or Aruku) is a stratovolcano on the border of Ethiopia and Eritrea, with a 6 km wide caldera.

Mallahle is the highest peak in the Afdera region of Ethiopia. It is located in the Danakil Horst at the southern end of the Danakil Alps. It makes up part of the Bidu volcanic complex (with the Nabro Volcano, Bara Ale and Sork Ale).

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