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Explore Saba in Ethiopia

Saba in the region of Afar Region is a town in Ethiopia - some 362 mi or ( 583 km ) North of Addis Ababa , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Saba is now 09:49 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Addis Ababa " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Ta'izz, Al Hudaydah, Jizan, Djibouti, and Massawa. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Ta'izz . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Saba ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Camels in Danakil 1

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Camels to be loaded with salt the next morning ..

Camels in Danakil 2

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Camels to be loaded with salt the next morning. ..


AFAR HERRIA

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Interesting facts about this location

Dallol, Ethiopia

Dallol was a settlement in northern Ethiopia. Located in Administrative Zone 2 of the Afar Region in the Afar Depression, it has a latitude and longitude of {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:14|14|19|N|40|17|38|E| | |name= }} with an elevation of about 130 meters below sea level. The Central Statistical Agency has not published an estimate for this settlement's 2005 population; it has been described as a ghost town.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 14.24 40.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Extreme points of Earth, Former populated places in Ethiopia, Ghost towns in Africa, Populated places in the Afar Region, Weather extremes of Earth

Danakil Desert

The Danakil Desert lies in the Afar Triangle. It extends into the north-east of Ethiopia, the south of Eritrea and north-west of Djibouti. It is the homeland of the Afar people who are known for their ability to withstand the extremes and survive as they have done for hundreds of years. It is known for its extreme heat and inhospitability. The deepest point in the desert lies up to 100 m below sea level in the Danakil Depression.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 14.24 40.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Afar Region, Ecoregions of Djibouti, Ecoregions of Eritrea, Ecoregions of Ethiopia, Geography of Djibouti, Geography of Eritrea, Geography of Ethiopia

Dallol (volcano)

Dallol is a volcanic explosion crater in the Danakil Depression, northeast of the Erta Ale Range in Ethiopia. It has been formed by the intrusion of basaltic magma in Miocene salt deposits and subsequent hydrothermal activity. Phreatic eruptions took place here in 1926, forming Dallol Volcano, numerous other eruption craters dot the salt flats nearby. These craters are the lowest known subaerial volcanic vents in the world, at over 45 m (150 ft) below sea level.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 14.24 40.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Active volcanoes, Afar Region, Maars, Volcanoes of Ethiopia, Volcanoes of the Great Rift Valley

Danakil Depression

The Danakil Depression is a desert basin which lies in the Danakil Desert in north-eastern Ethiopia and southern Eritrea. It belongs to the homeland of the Afar people. It lies up to 100 m below sea level as a result of tectonic activity caused by plate movements. The presence of many volcanoes in the region, including Erta Ale and the Dabbahu Volcano in the middle of the depression, also finds its cause in these plate movements.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 14.24 40.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Afar Region, Deserts of Eritrea, Deserts of Ethiopia

Dallol (woreda)

Dallol is one of the woredas in the Afar Region of Ethiopia. This woreda is named for the former mining settlement of Dallol, which set the record for the hottest inhabited place on Earth, with an average temperature of 34° C. Located at the northernmost point of the Administrative Zone 2, Dallol's territory includes part of the Afar Depression. This woreda is bordered on the south by Koneba, on the west by the Tigray Region, on the north by Eritrea, and on the east and south by Berhale.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 14.25 40.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 27 km away
Tags: Afar Region, Woredas of Ethiopia