Abala, Ethiopia

Abala
Abqaala
Abala is located in Ethiopia
Abala
Abala
Location in Ethiopia
Coordinates: 13°22′N 39°45′E / 13.367°N 39.750°E / 13.367; 39.750
Country Ethiopia
Region Afar
ZoneKilbet Rasu
DistrictAbala
Elevation1,465 m (4,806 ft)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total4,820
ClimateBSh

Abala (Afar: Abqaala) is a town in north-eastern Abala The administrative center of Kilbet Rasu, Afar Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of 13°22′N 39°45′E / 13.367°N 39.750°E / 13.367; 39.750 with an elevation of 1465 meters .[2]

Abala is an important trading center in the area for goats, with its market day on Thursday, and supplied by pastoralists from as far away as Afdera, Erebti and Teru woredas.[3]

  1. ^ "Abala Town, Ab Ala, Zone 2, Ethiopia Elevation". Archived from the original on 2019-09-01. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
  2. ^ Altitude for Abala Town, Ab Ala, Zone 2, Ethiopia Archived 2019-09-01 at the Wayback Machine worldelevations.com
  3. ^ "Ethiopia - Road Sector Development Support Program Project: environmental impact assessment (Vol. 4 of 4): Final report for Yalo - Dalol" Ethiopian Roads Authority, June 2002, p. 50 (accessed 14 May 2009)