Jamma River

The Jamma River is a river in central and a tributary to the Abay. It drains parts of the Semien Shewa Zones of the Amhara and Oromia Regions.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Ethiopia
  • Also known as: Adabai”, “Fiume Jamma”, “Giamma”, “Jema”, “Jema Shet‘”, “Jema Shet’”, and “Zhema

Jamma River

Latitude
10.15° or 10° 9′ north
Longitude
38.33333° or 38° 20′ east
Elevation
1,155 metres (3,789 feet)
Open location code
7G2W582M+28
Geo­Names ID
333897
Wiki­data ID
Q4783797
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Welsh—“Jamma River” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: 加瑪河
  • French: Jamma
  • French: rivière Jamma
  • Hausa: Kogin Jamma
  • Irish: Abhainn Jamma
  • Japanese: ジャマ川
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Jamma
  • Portuguese: Rio Jamma
  • Swahili: Mto Jamma
  • Welsh: Afon Jamma

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