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.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Ethiopia
  • Also known as: “Adabai”, “Fiume Jamma”, “Giamma”, “Jema”, “Jema Shet‘”, “Jema Shet’”, “rivière Jamma”, 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 Arabic to Welsh—“Jamma River” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “نهر جاما”
  • Chinese: “加瑪河”
  • French: “Jamma”
  • Hausa: “Kogin Jamma”
  • Irish: “Abhainn Jamma”
  • Japanese: “ジャマ川”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Jamma”
  • Portuguese: “Rio Jamma”
  • Somali: “Webiga Jamma”
  • Swahili: “Mto Jamma”
  • Welsh: “Afon Jamma”

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Places to explore: Jarso and K’edīda.

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Highlights: Tulu Bedada and Ch’elenk’o K’aroda YeTerara Ch’af.

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