Adawro River | |
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Adawro River in Dogu’a Tembien | |
Etymology | After the homonymous village |
Location | |
Country | Ethiopia |
Region | Tigray Region |
District (woreda) | Dogu’a Tembien |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Ts’ats’en Plateau |
• location | Adawro in Lim'at municipality |
• elevation | 2,625 m (8,612 ft) |
Mouth | Zelekwa or upper Tanqwa River |
• location | Ksad Adawro in Lim'at municipality |
• coordinates | 13°37′59″N 39°08′56″E / 13.633°N 39.149°E |
• elevation | 2,415 m (7,923 ft) |
Length | 1.8 km (1.1 mi) |
Width | |
• average | 7 m (23 ft) |
Basin features | |
River system | Seasonal river |
Landmarks | Basalt cliffs with eucalypts |
Bridges | On main road Mek'ele-Abiy Addi |
Topography | Mountains and gorges |
The Adawro is a torrent of the Nile basin. Rising on the Ts’ats’en plateau of Dogu’a Tembien in northern Ethiopia, it flows northward to empty finally in the Giba and Tekezé River.[1]