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Dahua, Afar Region, Ethiopia


Alternative Names:Acqua Dahua, Dahua
Type:Intermittent lake
Mindat.org Region:Awsi Rasu, Afar Region, Ethiopia
Region:Afar Region, Ethiopia
Latitude:12° 28' 0" N
Longitude:42° 6' 0" E
Lat/Long (dec):12.46667,42.1
Köppen climate type:BWh : Hot deserts climate
Mindat Feature ID:340211
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:340211:5
GUID:0
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LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Moussa Alli Stratovolcano, Awsi Rasu, Afar Region, Ethiopia12° 28' 0" N42° 23' 59" E32.6km (20.2 miles)
Mousa Ali volcano, Tadjourah Region, Djibouti12° 28' 6" N42° 24' 15" E33.0km (20.5 miles)
Didoli Volcano, Awsi Rasu, Afar Region, Ethiopia12° 41' 59" N41° 34' 59" E61.8km (38.4 miles)
Gabal Volcano, Awsi Rasu, Afar Region, Ethiopia12° 34' 59" N41° 28' 0" E70.0km (43.5 miles)
Oyma Volcano, Awsi Rasu, Afar Region, Ethiopia12° 52' 0" N41° 36' 0" E70.1km (43.6 miles)
Ali Mela Ale Volcanic Centre, Awsi Rasu, Afar Region, Ethiopia12° 43' 59" N41° 22' 0" E84.9km (52.8 miles)
Alaili Dadda, Obock Region, Djibouti12° 24' 26" N42° 54' 3" E87.2km (54.2 miles)
'Ela Volcanic Centre, Awsi Rasu, Afar Region, Ethiopia12° 31' 59" N41° 10' 59" E99.8km (62.0 miles)
Babba Olou Volcanic centre, Dikhil Region, Djibouti11° 33' 0" N42° 7' 59" E102.0km (63.4 miles)
Asal Rift, Tadjourah Region, Djibouti11° 35' 59" N42° 28' 0" E104.3km (64.8 miles)
Ardoukôba Volcano, Tadjourah Region, Djibouti11° 35' 59" N42° 28' 59" E105.0km (65.2 miles)
Hes Daba, Dikhil Region, Djibouti11° 32' 31" N42° 19' 39" E105.7km (65.7 miles)
North Tadjoura Complex, Tadjourah Region, Djibouti11° 40' 0" N42° 40' 0" E108.2km (67.2 miles)
Asa Leyta, Arta Region, Djibouti11° 33' 22" N42° 27' 59" E108.8km (67.6 miles)
Nabro Volcano, Bidu Complex, Kilbet Rasu, Afar Region, Ethiopia13° 22' 0" N41° 42' 0" E109.1km (67.8 miles)
Gad 'Elu Volcanic Centre, Awsi Rasu, Afar Region, Ethiopia12° 26' 59" N41° 4' 0" E112.2km (69.7 miles)
Dawa Ale Volcano, Kilbet Rasu, Afar Region, Ethiopia12° 46' 59" N41° 0' 0" E124.4km (77.3 miles)
Asa Ale Granite, Kilbet Rasu, Afar Region, Ethiopia13° 24' 44" N41° 29' 7" E124.5km (77.3 miles)
Mat'Ala volcano, Tat'Ali Complex, Kilbet Rasu, Afar Region, Ethiopia13° 5' 53" N41° 9' 2" E124.6km (77.4 miles)
Bidu Complex, Kilbet Rasu, Afar Region, Ethiopia13° 25' 13" N41° 27' 7" E127.2km (79.0 miles)
Arta, Arta Region, Djibouti11° 34' 23" N42° 51' 6" E128.7km (80.0 miles)
Affara Dara Peralkaline Granite, Kilbet Rasu, Afar Region, Ethiopia12° 35' 59" N40° 47' 59" E141.9km (88.2 miles)
Tat'Ali Complex, Kilbet Rasu, Afar Region, Ethiopia13° 16' 59" N41° 2' 58" E145.6km (90.5 miles)
Tendaho geothermal field, Afar Region, Ethiopia11° 37' 59" N41° 2' 59" E147.0km (91.4 miles)
Borawli Volcano, Tat'Ali Complex, Kilbet Rasu, Afar Region, Ethiopia13° 18' 8" N40° 59' 29" E151.9km (94.4 miles)
Ado Ale Volcanic Centre, Fanti Rasu, Afar Region, Ethiopia12° 22' 0" N40° 40' 0" E156.0km (97.0 miles)
Mocha, Taiz Governorate, Yemen13° 19' 0" N43° 15' 0" E156.4km (97.2 miles)
Ali Sabieh Horst, Ali Sabieh Region, Djibouti11° 10' 0" N42° 46' 59" E162.6km (101.0 miles)
Boina Volcanic Region, Fanti Rasu, Afar Region, Ethiopia12° 37' 59" N40° 30' 0" E174.6km (108.5 miles)
Gabillema Volcano, Awsi Rasu, Afar Region, Ethiopia11° 4' 0" N41° 16' 0" E180.2km (112.0 miles)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
AfricaContinent
Afar Triangle (Afar Depression), AfricaDepression
Ethiopian Rift, East African Rift, African PlateNarrow Rift
Red Sea basin, African PlateBasin
Arabian PlateTectonic Plate
EthiopiaCountry
Afar Region, EthiopiaRegion
Awsi Rasu, Afar Region, EthiopiaZone

Regions in GADM Database

RegionGADM number
Ethiopia, Afar, Afar Zone 174.2.2.0.0.0
Ethiopia, Afar, Afar Zone 1, Elidar74.2.2.16.0.0
 
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