Ayba, Eritrea

Type:	Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:	Southern Region, Eritrea
Region:	Eritrea
Latitude:	14° 39' 15" N
Longitude:	39° 4' 36" E
Lat/Long (dec):	14.65417,39.07667
Köppen climate type:	BSh : Hot semi-arid (steppe) climate
Mindat Feature ID:	409489
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:409489:0
GUID:	0

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Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
Upper Mareb Valley, Southern Region, Eritrea	14° 39' 0" N	39° 1' 0" E	6.5km (4.0 miles)
Kudo-Felasi (Godofelassi), Southern Region, Eritrea	14° 52' 10" N	38° 50' 58" E	34.2km (21.3 miles)
Gura (Gurà), Southern Region, Eritrea	15° 0' 43" N	39° 3' 30" E	39.9km (24.8 miles)
Adi Rassi project, Dubaruba, Southern Region, Eritrea	15° 2' 50" N	38° 54' 22" E	47.4km (29.5 miles)
Debarwa Mine, Dubaruba, Southern Region, Eritrea	15° 5' 35" N	38° 50' 43" E	54.8km (34.0 miles)
Dubaruba, Southern Region, Eritrea	15° 5' 29" N	38° 50' 11" E	55.1km (34.2 miles)
Mount Bizen, Northern Red Sea Region, Eritrea	15° 19' 39" N	39° 4' 51" E	74.9km (46.5 miles)
Arghesana Valley, Northern Red Sea Region, Eritrea	15° 20' 35" N	39° 3' 51" E	76.6km (47.6 miles)
Mai Hinzi (Mai Hizni), Central Region, Eritrea	15° 20' 39" N	39° 0' 2" E	77.2km (48.0 miles)
Asmara, Central Region, Eritrea	15° 20' 1" N	38° 55' 44" E	77.2km (48.0 miles)
Devil's Doors, Central Region, Eritrea	15° 21' 29" N	38° 59' 6" E	78.9km (49.0 miles)
Tzada Christian, Asmara, Central Region, Eritrea	15° 20' 13" N	38° 50' 53" E	79.8km (49.6 miles)
Ghinda Valley (Filogobai), Northern Red Sea Region, Eritrea	15° 22' 57" N	39° 2' 8" E	81.1km (50.4 miles)
Adi Ghebru, Central Region, Eritrea	15° 19' 51" N	38° 46' 1" E	82.3km (51.1 miles)
Adi Kontsi (Adì Contsi), Asmara, Central Region, Eritrea	15° 21' 35" N	38° 49' 47" E	82.8km (51.5 miles)
Gupo deposit, Ad Nefas, Asmara, Central Region, Eritrea	15° 23' 22" N	38° 56' 15" E	83.1km (51.7 miles)
Ad Nefas, Asmara, Central Region, Eritrea	15° 24' 6" N	38° 56' 28" E	84.4km (52.4 miles)
Adi Nefas Mine, Ad Nefas, Asmara, Central Region, Eritrea	15° 24' 34" N	38° 56' 1" E	85.4km (53.1 miles)
Arafali, Northern Red Sea Region, Eritrea	15° 4' 40" N	39° 44' 32" E	85.7km (53.2 miles)
Ua-A, Northern Red Sea Region, Eritrea	15° 17' 51" N	39° 32' 8" E	86.9km (54.0 miles)
Emba Derho Mine, Emba Derho, Central Region, Eritrea	15° 24' 56" N	38° 53' 20" E	87.1km (54.1 miles)
Ghinda, Northern Red Sea Region, Eritrea	15° 26' 42" N	39° 5' 22" E	88.0km (54.7 miles)
Jalua Lava Field, Northern Red Sea Region, Eritrea	15° 3' 0" N	39° 49' 0" E	90.9km (56.5 miles)
Addi Bidel, Central Region, Eritrea	15° 26' 8" N	38° 48' 1" E	91.8km (57.1 miles)
Odmat (Mount Odmat), Northern Red Sea Region, Eritrea	15° 19' 19" N	39° 34' 58" E	92.0km (57.2 miles)
Alid volcanic center, Northern Red Sea Region, Eritrea	14° 52' 36" N	39° 54' 52" E	93.4km (58.1 miles)
Mount Ghedem, Northern Red Sea Region, Eritrea	15° 24' 54" N	39° 33' 24" E	99.1km (61.6 miles)
Āylet, Northern Red Sea Region, Eritrea	15° 34' 35" N	39° 8' 20" E	102.8km (63.9 miles)
Aleita, Northern Red Sea Region, Eritrea	15° 18' 7" N	39° 46' 41" E	104.3km (64.8 miles)
Mount Farak, Northern Red Sea Region, Eritrea	15° 35' 37" N	39° 10' 48" E	105.1km (65.3 miles)

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Rock types recorded nearby (within 20 km)

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Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type

Africa	Continent
East African Rift System (EARS), Africa	Zone (Tectonic)
African Plate	Tectonic Plate
Nakfa Terrane, Arabian-Nubian Shield, African Plate	Volcanic Arc
Arabian-Nubian Shield, Arabian Plate	Shield
Nubian Shield, Arabian-Nubian Shield, Arabian Plate	Shield
Eritrea	Country
Southern Region, Eritrea	Region

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Regions in GADM Database

Region	GADM number
Eritrea, Maekel, Tsorena	72.5.40.0.0.0

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