Adwa

Adwa is a stratovolcano in , located in the western region and has a 4 by 5 km caldera. Due to the location of the volcano near the boundary between Afar and Issa tribes, little is known about the past and present behavior of the volcano.
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  • Type: Crater
  • Description: mountain
  • Also known as: Ādwa Crater”, “Adwa Isate Gemora YeFelek’ebet Gudgwad”, “Ādwa Isate Gemora YeFelek’ebet Gudgwad”, “Dabita”, and “Krater Adua

Adwa

Latitude
10.06105° or 10° 3′ 40″ north
Longitude
40.83445° or 40° 50′ 4″ east
Elevation
1,733 metres (5,686 feet)
Open location code
7H223R6M+CQ
Geo­Names ID
344793
Wiki­data ID
Q380084
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Venetian—“Adwa” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: Adwa
  • Chinese: 阿杜瓦山
  • Czech: Adwa
  • Dutch: Adwa
  • Egyptian Arabic: جبل ادوا
  • French: Adoua
  • German: Aabida
  • German: Adwa
  • German: Amoissa
  • German: Dabita
  • Italian: Adua
  • Ladin: Adwa
  • Persian: آدوا (آتشفشان)
  • Persian: آدوا
  • Polish: Adua (wulkan)
  • Polish: Adua
  • Portuguese: Aduá
  • Portuguese: Adwa (vulcão)
  • Russian: Адуа (вулкан)
  • Russian: Адуа
  • Slovak: Aabida
  • Slovak: Adwa (sopka)
  • Slovak: Adwa
  • Slovak: Amoissa
  • Slovak: Dabita
  • Swahili: Mlima Adwa
  • Ukrainian: Адва (вулкан)
  • Ukrainian: Адва
  • Venetian: Adua

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