Afar Region

Summary

Afar Region is a region of Ethiopia^[1]. It draws 253 Wikipedia views per month (region_of_ethiopia category, ranking #7 of 15).^[2]

Key Facts

• Afar Region is located in Ethiopia^[3].
• Afar Region is in the country of Ethiopia^[4].
• Afar Region's image is recorded as ET Afar asv2018-01 img113 Afdera.jpg^[5].
• Afar Region's instance of is recorded as region of Ethiopia^[6].
• Afar Region's capital is recorded as Semera^[7].
• Afar Region's official language is recorded as Afar^[8].
• Afar Region's flag image is recorded as Flag of the Afar Region.svg^[9].
• Afar Region's shares border with is recorded as Somali Region^[10].
• Afar Region's shares border with is recorded as Oromia Region^[11].
• Afar Region's shares border with is recorded as Amhara Region^[12].
• Afar Region's shares border with is recorded as Tigray Region^[13].
• Afar Region's coat of arms image is recorded as Герб Афара.svg^[14].
• Afar Region's GND ID is recorded as 7616787-2^[15].
• Afar Region's locator map image is recorded as Afar in Ethiopia.svg^[16].
• Afar Region's ISO 3166-2 code is recorded as ET-AF^[17].
• Afar Region's Commons category is recorded as Afar Region^[18].
• Afar Region's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 1707249^[19].
• Afar Region's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:00^[20].
• Afar Region's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 11.816666666667, 'lon': 41.416666666667}^[21].
• Afar Region's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07h3jy^[22].
• Afar Region's FIPS 10-4 is recorded as ET45^[23].
• Afar Region's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Afar Region^[24].
• Afar Region's page banner is recorded as Dallol afar banner.jpg^[25].
• Afar Region's population is recorded as {'amount': '+1483900'}^[26].
• Afar Region's population is recorded as {'amount': '+1411092'}^[27].

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Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'am', 'text': 'አፋር'}^[28] and {'lang': 'aa', 'text': 'Qafár'}^[29].

Why It Matters

Afar Region draws 253 Wikipedia views per month (region_of_ethiopia category, ranking #7 of 15).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]