Abole
Abole is a town 30 km northwest of Degehabur, in the Somali Region of Ethiopia. On April 24, 2007 an attack on an oil facility in the town by the rebel ONLF group left 74 people dead, including Chinese nationals.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality
- Description: town in Somali Region, Ethiopia
- Also known as: “Ābolē” and “Obole”
Abole
- Category: town
- Location: Amhara, Ethiopia, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
10.95° or 10° 57′ northLongitude
39.5° or 39° 30′ eastElevation
3,169 metres (10,397 feet)Open location code
7G2XXG22+22OpenStreetMap ID
node 1150896428OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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