Ab'aro
| Ab'aro | |
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The Ab’aro cluse cuts across an outcrop of Adigrat Sandstone | |
Ab’aro River in Dogu’a Tembien | |
| Location | |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Region | Tigray Region |
| District (woreda) | Dogu’a Tembien |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Ab’aro rock church |
| • location | Atsa in Haddinnet municipality |
| • elevation | 2,340 m (7,680 ft) |
| Mouth | Agefet River |
• location | NE of Addeha |
• coordinates | 13°47′20″N 39°08′29″E / 13.7888°N 39.1414°E |
• elevation | 1,638 m (5,374 ft) |
| Length | 11.6 km (7.2 mi) |
| Width | |
| • average | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Agefet→ Tsaliet→ Wari→ Tekezé→ Atbarah→ Nile→ Mediterranean Sea |
| River system | Seasonal river |
| Landmarks | Ab’aro rock church, Kayeh Be'ati sandstone caves |
| Waterfalls | Rapids in Ab’aro cluse |
| Topography | Mountains, deep gorges and a sandy outwash plain |
The Ab’aro is a river of the Nile basin. Rising in the mountains of Dogu’a Tembien in northern Ethiopia, it flows northwestward to empty into the Weri’i, which is a tributary of Tekezé River.