Asaita
Asaita, known historically as Aussa or Awsa, is a town in northeastern Ethiopia, and until 2007 served as the capital of the Afar Region of Ethiopia. Located in the Afambo woreda, part of the region's Awsi Rasu zone, the town has a latitude and longitude of and an elevation of 300 metres.
- Town with about 39,400 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 300 metres (980 feet)
- Description: human settlement
- Also known as“Aisaita”“Āsayita”“Asayta”“Aussa”“Āysa’īta”
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Latitude
11.56533° or 11° 33′ 55″ north
Longitude
41.43859° or 41° 26′ 19″ east
Open location code
7H33HC8Q+4C
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = town
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Zulu—“Asaita” goes by many names.
АсаитаBulgarian
AsayitaCatalan
AsaitaCebuano
阿萨伊塔Chinese
阿薩伊塔Chinese
AsaitaCroatian
AsayitaDutch
AsaitaEsperanto
AsaitaFinnish
AsaitaIrish
AsaitaItalian
アサイタJapanese
AsajtaPolish
AsaitaRomanian
АсайитаRussian
AsaitaSerbo-Croatian
AsayitaSerbo-Croatian
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