Dallol
ዳሎል | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Ruins_of_Dallol,_Ethiopia.jpg) Ruins of the town of Dallol, Ethiopia, an abandoned Italian sulfur mine. | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Ethiopia_adm_location_map.svg)  Dallol Location in Ethiopia | |
| Coordinates: 14°14′20.03″N 40°17′35.75″E / 14.2388972°N 40.2932639°E | |
| Country | &sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Flag_of_Ethiopia.svg){kind=small} Ethiopia |
| Region | Afar |
| Zone | Kilbet Rasu |
| Elevation | –130 m (–430 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 |
Dallol (Amharic: ዳሎል) is an uninhabited locality in the Dallol woreda of northern Ethiopia. Located in Kilbet Rasu, Afar Region in the Afar Depression with an elevation of about 130 metres (430 ft) below sea level. Dallol is described as a ghost town. The nearest inhabited village is Ahmed Ela, 17 kilometres (11 mi) to the south.[1]
Dallol currently holds the official record for record high average temperature for an inhabited location on Earth, and an average annual temperature of 35 °C (95 °F) was recorded between 1960 and 1966. Dallol is one of the most remote places on Earth, although the nearby village of Ahmed Ela is linked by a 130 kilometres (81 mi) paved road to the major city of Mekelle.[2] The most important mode of transport besides off-road vehicles are the camel caravans that travel to the area to collect salt.
In the region is the highly active hydrothermal system of Dallol, with numerous springs, terrace systems and fumaroles.
- ^ Master, Sharad (2016). "Gaet'ale- a reactivated thermal spring and potential tourist hazard in the Asale salt flats, Danakil Depression, Ethiopia". Journal of Applied Volcanology. 5 (1): 4. Bibcode:2016JApV....5....1M. doi:10.1186/s13617-015-0042-x. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Danakil Potash Project". Mining Technology. London. 4 April 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2024.