Ab'aro

Ab'aro
The Ab’aro cluse cuts across an outcrop of Adigrat Sandstone
Ab'aro is located in Ethiopia
Ab'aro
Ab’aro River in Dogu’a Tembien
Location
CountryEthiopia
RegionTigray Region
District (woreda)Dogu’a Tembien
Physical characteristics
SourceAb’aro rock church
 • locationAtsa in Haddinnet municipality
 • elevation2,340 m (7,680 ft)
MouthAgefet River
 • location
NE of Addeha
 • coordinates
13°47′20″N 39°08′29″E / 13.7888°N 39.1414°E / 13.7888; 39.1414
 • elevation
1,638 m (5,374 ft)
Length11.6 km (7.2 mi)
Width 
 • average15 m (49 ft)
Basin features
River systemSeasonal river
LandmarksAb’aro rock church, Kayeh Be'ati sandstone caves
WaterfallsRapids in Ab’aro cluse
TopographyMountains, deep gorges and a sandy outwash plain

The Ab’aro is a river of the Nile basin. Rising in the mountains of Dogu’a Tembien in northern Ethiopia, it flows northwestward to empty into the Weri’i, which is a tributary of Tekezé River.

The river in the radial drainage network of Dogu’a Tembien