Afar Region

Ethiopia

Afar Region in Ethiopia links to 1089 places across 8 topics through 39 Bunkabop connections. Nature leads the topic mix, from the Danakil Depression to a rift that opened in 2005 after the Dabbahu Volcano erupted. Government, science and industry follow. The strongest overlaps are with Ethiopia, Eritrea and Djibouti. Salt from the Afar Depression was carried by camel to the highlands, tying the region to the wider salt road trade. The Second Afar insurgency reached into Eritrea.

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