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Alu

Alu is a system of volcanic fissures, located in . The fissures have produced silicic lava flows, and other fissures south of the volcano have been the source of huge youthful basaltic lava flows, which enlarge to the north as far as Lake Bakili.
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  • Type: Volcano with an elevation of 429 metres
  • Description: mountain
  • Also known as: “Borele Ale” and “Vulcano Borele Ale”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dalaffilla.

Volcano
, also called Gabuli, or Alu-Dalafilla is a 578 m high stratovolcano in . It is the highest point of Gulina. The only recorded eruption of occurred in 2008 when lava flows from its western and northwestern flanks traveled to the northeast.

Alu

Latitude
13.80958° or 13° 48′ 35″ north
Longitude
40.52919° or 40° 31′ 45″ east
Elevation
429 metres (1,407 feet)
Open location code
7H52RG5H+RM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 319178526
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­volcano
Geo­Names ID
341675
Wiki­data ID
Q447277
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Satellite Map

Discover Alu from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Slovak—“Alu” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “阿盧山 (埃塞俄比亞)”
  • Chinese: “阿盧山”
  • Czech: “Alu”
  • Dutch: “Alu”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل الو”
  • French: “Alu”
  • German: “Alu”
  • Korean: “알루산”
  • Ladin: “Alu”
  • Persian: “آتشفشان آلو”
  • Russian: “Алу (вулкан)”
  • Russian: “Алу”
  • Slovak: “Alu (sopka)”
  • Slovak: “Alu”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Borale Ale and Gada Ale crater.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Alu”. Photo: NASA, Public domain.