Checkpoint
Checkpoint is a security checkpoint in Afar Region, Ethiopia. Checkpoint is situated nearby to the town Awash.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Awash
Town
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Awash Subah is a market town in central Ethiopia. Located in Administrative Zone 3 of the Afar Region, above a gorge on the Awash River, after which the town is named, the town lies on the Addis Ababa–Djibouti Railway, which crosses the gorge by a bridge there. Awash is situated 5 km southwest of Checkpoint.
Checkpoint
- Type: Security checkpoint
- Category: military installation
- Location: Afar Region, Ethiopia, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
9.03246° or 9° 1′ 57″ northLongitude
40.18558° or 40° 11′ 8″ eastOpen location code
6HX225JP+X6OpenStreetMap ID
node 3979309426OpenStreetMap feature
military=checkpoint
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