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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 25. Chapters: Bouri Formation, Afar Depression, Administrative Zone 1, Administrative Zone 3, Dubti, Lake Afrera, Administrative Zone 2, Dabbahu Volcano, Amibara, Afdera, Teru, Lake Abbe, Mille, Chifra, Afambo, Argobba special woreda, Awash Fentale, Mount Ayalu, Elidar, Gewane, Aura, Berhale, Yangudi Rassa National Park, Gulina, Asayita, Dulecha, Erebti, Awash National Park, Bure Mudaytu, Administrative Zone 4, Administrative Zone 5, Dallol, Megale, Lake Karum, Simurobi Gele'alo, Dewe, Wollo Province, Telalak, Lake Afambo, Mount Alayta, Koneba, Lake Gummare, Abala, Tat Ali, Fursi, Yalo, Danakil Desert, Kori, Erta Ale Range, Artuma, Ale Bagu, Dikika, List of woredas in the Afar Region, Lake Bario, Borawli, Hayli Gubbi, Borale Ale. Excerpt: Map of Ethiopia showing Afar regionAfar (Amharic: ) is one of the nine ethnic divisions (kililoch) of Ethiopia, and is the homeland of the Afar people. Formerly known as Region 2, its current capital is Asayita; a new capital named Semera on the paved Awash - Asseb highway is under construction. The Afar Depression, also known as the Danakil depression, is a part of Great Rift Valley, and the lowest point in Ethiopia and one of the lowest in Africa and is located in the north of the Region. The southern part consists of the valley of the Awash River, which empties into a string of lakes along the Ethiopian-Djibouti border. Other notable landmarks include the Awash and Yangudi Rassa National Parks. Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), the Afar Region has a total population of 1,411,092, consisting of 786,338 men and 624,754 women; urban inhabitants number 188,723 or 13.4% of the population. With an estimated area of 96,707 square kilometers, this region has an estimated density of 14.59 people per square kilometer. For the entire region 247,284 ...
