Awash Subah
Hawaash Subac Kiilo | |
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City | |
| Awash Subah Kilo | |
 Awash City Administration is fast growing City in Afar Region | |
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| Coordinates: 8°59′N 40°10′E / 8.983°N 40.167°E | |
| Country |  Ethiopia |
| Region | Afar Region |
| Zone | Administrative Zone 3 (Afar) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Administration |
| • Mayor | Ibrahim Ali (Assigned Currently) |
| Elevation | 986 m (3,235 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 11,053 (est) |
| Climate | BSh |
Awash Subah is a market town in central Ethiopia. Located in Administrative Zone 3 of the Afar Region, above a gorge on the Awash River, after which the town is named,[1] the town lies on the Addis Ababa–Djibouti Railway, which crosses the gorge by a bridge there. It is the largest settlement in Awash Fentale woreda.
Awash lies outside the Awash National Park, which is known for its wildlife, for the Mount Fentale caldera and for the Filwoha Hot Springs. Its market is held on Mondays, where Afar and Kereyu crafts can be found.[1][2]
- ^ Philip Briggs praises this gorge, noting "the drama of which is accentuated by a row of low volcanic hills above the opposite cliff. (Ethiopia: the Bradt Travel Guide, third edition [London: Bradt, 2002], p. 339)
- ^ "Local History in Ethiopia", The Nordic Africa Institute website. Archived at the Wayback Machine on February 28, 2008.