May Be’ati | |
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May Be’ati River in Dogu’a Tembien | |
Etymology | After the homonymous village |
Location | |
Country | Ethiopia |
Region | Tigray Region |
District (woreda) | Dogu’a Tembien |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Gemgema |
• location | Halah in Ayninbirkekin municipality |
• elevation | 2,300 m (7,500 ft) |
2nd source | |
• location | May Be’ati in Ayninbirkekin municipality |
Mouth | May Zegzeg River |
• location | Inda Merue at the border of Mika'el Abiy and Haddinnet municipalities |
• coordinates | 13°36′50″N 39°13′34″E / 13.614°N 39.226°E |
• elevation | 1,970 m (6,460 ft) |
Length | 7.3 km (4.5 mi) |
Width | |
• average | 10 m (33 ft) |
Basin features | |
River system | Seasonal/permanent river |
Waterfalls | Tsigaba |
Bridges | Gemgema footbridge in Halah |
Topography | Mountains and deep gorges |
The May Be’ati is a river of the Nile basin. Rising in the mountains of Dogu’a Tembien in northern Ethiopia, it flows southward to empty finally in the Giba and Tekezé River.[1]