Korowya | |
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Korowya River in Kola Tembien | |
Etymology | Named after the homonymous village |
Location | |
Country | Ethiopia |
Region | Tigray Region |
District (woreda) | Kola Tembien |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Slopes of Tsili |
• location | Haddinnet municipality |
• elevation | 1,908 m (6,260 ft) |
Mouth | Tsaliet River |
• location | 3.5 km north of Addeha |
• coordinates | 13°27′57″N 39°06′04″E / 13.4657°N 39.1011°E |
• elevation | 1,643 m (5,390 ft) |
Length | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
Width | |
• average | 50 m (160 ft) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Tsaliet→ Wari→ Tekezé→ Atbarah→ Nile→ Mediterranean Sea |
River system | Permanent river (low baseflow) |
Landmarks | Mt. Itay Sarah, Mika’el Samba and Maryam Hibeto rock churches |
Bridges | N of Addeha, on the road to Hawzien |
Topography | Pediment surrounded by steep sandstone mountains |
The Korowya is a river of the Nile basin. Rising in the mountains of Dogu’a Tembien in northern Ethiopia, it flows westward to empty finally in the Weri’i and Tekezé River.