Tekezé River
The Tekezé River, is a major river in Ethiopia. For part of its course it forms a section of the westernmost border of Ethiopia and Eritrea. The river is also known as the Setit as it joins the Nile tributary Atbarah River just over the border in Sudan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Ondřej Žváček, CC BY 2.5.
- Type: River (intermittent)
- Description: river in Ethiopia
- Also known as: “Astaboras dei Romai”, “Bahr Setit”, “Fera Fera”, “Fiume Setit”, “Fiume Tacazzè”, “Fiume Taccaze”, “Nahr Satīt”, “Nahr Sitat”, “River Setit”, “Setit”, “Tacazze”, “Takaseh”, “Takazē”, “Takazye”, “Takazze”, “Takkaje”, “Takkaze”, “Takkazye”, “Tekeze River”, and “Tekeze Wenz”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Umm Hājar.
Umm Hājar
Town
Omhajer is a town in Eritrea. It is the center of the Omhajer subregion in the western Gash-Barka region of Eritrea. The area has a patented history with the Italians and the struggle between the Eritreans and Ethiopians.
Tekezé River
- Category: body of water
- Location: Eritrea, East Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
14.30715° or 14° 18′ 26″ northLongitude
36.71279° or 36° 42′ 46″ eastElevation
475 metres (1,558 feet)Open location code
7G6R8P47+V4OpenStreetMap ID
way 465962658OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=riverOpenStreetMap attribute
intermittent=yes
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Satellite Map
Discover Tekezé River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Amharic to Welsh—“Tekezé River” goes by many names.
- Amharic: “ተከዜ”
- Arabic: “نهر ستيت”
- Arabic: “نهر سيتيت”
- Asturian: “Ríu Tekezé”
- Basque: “Tekezé”
- Cebuano: “Tekezē Wenz”
- Chinese: “泰可澤河”
- Chinese: “特克泽河”
- Chinese: “特克澤河”
- Croatian: “Rijeka Tekeze - Setit”
- Croatian: “Tekeze-Setit”
- Czech: “Tekeze”
- Czech: “Tekezé”
- Danish: “Tekezé”
- Dutch: “Tekeze”
- Dutch: “Tekezé”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر سيتيت”
- Esperanto: “Tekeze”
- French: “Tekezé”
- German: “Setit”
- German: “Tekeze-Setit”
- German: “Tekeze”
- Hebrew: “טקזה”
- Hebrew: “תכזה”
- Hungarian: “Tekeze”
- Irish: “Abhainn Tekezé”
- Italian: “Setit”
- Italian: “Tacazzè”
- Italian: “Tecassé”
- Japanese: “テケゼ川”
- Latin: “Tacasus”
- Latin: “Tacazzè”
- Lithuanian: “Tekezė”
- Macedonian: “Река Текезе”
- Macedonian: “Сетит”
- Macedonian: “Текезе”
- Mingrelian: “ტეკეზე”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Tekezé”
- Polish: “Satit”
- Polish: “Takaze”
- Polish: “Tekkezje”
- Portuguese: “Rio Setit”
- Portuguese: “Rio Takazze”
- Portuguese: “Rio Tekezé”
- Russian: “Сетит”
- Russian: “Текезе”
- Russian: “Тэкэзе”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Rijeka Tekeze - Setit”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Tekeze - Setit”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Tekeze”
- Slovenian: “Tekezé (reka)”
- Slovenian: “Tekezé”
- Spanish: “Rio Tekeze”
- Spanish: “Rio Tekezé”
- Spanish: “Río Tekeze”
- Spanish: “Río Tekezé”
- Spanish: “Setit”
- Spanish: “Tekeze River”
- Spanish: “Tekezé River”
- Swahili: “Mto Tekeze”
- Swedish: “Tekeze”
- Tamil: “தக்கீசு ஆறு”
- Welsh: “Afon Tekezé”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Altipiano El Eghin and K’ech’aro.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include مسجد أم هاجر and Kafta Sheraro National Park.
Eritrea: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Asmara, Massawa, Keren, and Nakfa.
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