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Population11,279
GeoNames
RegionĀfar
Elevation618 m
2,028 ft
Time zoneAfrica/Addis Ababa
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About Gawanē
Gewane is a town in north-eastern Ethiopia. Located in Administrative Zone 3 of the Afar Region, it has an elevation of 618 meters above sea level. Gewane is locally known as New Gewane, 2 kilometers east of the original settlement known as Old Gewane; the town was relocated astride the main, all-weather highway. It is the administrative center of Gewane woreda.
From the Wikipedia article Gewane (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Getting there and nearby towns
- Abomsa 75 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Āt’aye 80 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Kara K’orē 83 km west, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Robit 84 km west, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Kobo 88 km west, about 1 h 30 min by car
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- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Gewane city, Alawi10, CC BY-SA 4.0
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