Dawa River
The Dawa River is found in East Africa, covering an area of 58,961 km2. It flows through three major countries: Kenya, Ethiopia, and Somalia, with 81% found in Ethiopian territory.- Type: Stream
- Description: river in East Africa
- Also known as: “Daua Parma”, “Dāwā”, “Dawa Parma”, “Dawa Parma Wenz”, “Dewa”, “Fiume Daua”, “Galana Daua”, “River Dawa”, “Webi Daawo”, and “Webiga Daawa”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dollo Addo.
Dollo Addo
Town
Dolo is a border town in southeastern Ethiopia, within 30 kilometers of the Ethiopia-Somalia border.
Dawa River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Ethiopia, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
4.17583° or 4° 10′ 33″ north
Longitude
42.07861° or 42° 4′ 43″ east
Elevation
180 metres (591 feet)
Open location code
6HP453GH+8C
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Dawa River” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “داوا”
- Arabic: “نهر داوا”
- Asturian: “Ríu Dawa”
- Cebuano: “Dawa Wenz”
- Chinese: “達瓦河”
- Croatian: “Dava”
- Croatian: “Rijeka Dava”
- Danish: “Dawafloden”
- French: “Dawa”
- Georgian: “დავა (მდინარე)”
- Georgian: “დავა”
- German: “Dawa”
- Hausa: “Kogin Dawa”
- Hindi: “दावा नदी”
- Igbo: “Osimiri Dawa”
- Irish: “Abhainn Dawa”
- Italian: “Daua”
- Japanese: “ダワ川”
- Lithuanian: “Dava”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Dawa”
- Polish: “Dawa”
- Portuguese: “Rio Dawa”
- Russian: “Дауа”
- Somali: “Wabiga Daawa”
- Spanish: “Río Dawa”
- Swahili: “Mto Dawa”
- Tswana: “Noka ya Dawa”
- Turkish: “Dawa Nehri”
- Ukrainian: “Дава”
- Welsh: “Afon Dawa”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Dolo Bay and Dolow.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Dawa River and Dolow.
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Worth a closer look: Addis Ababa and Axum.
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