Afar Triangle

Summary

Afar Triangle is a depression^[1]. It draws 274 Wikipedia views per month (depression category, ranking #5 of 37).^[2]

Key Facts

• Afar Triangle is located in Northern Red Sea Region^[3].
• Afar Triangle is located in Southern Red Sea Region^[4].
• Afar Triangle is located in Afar Region^[5].
• Afar Triangle is in the country of Ethiopia^[6].
• Afar Triangle is in the country of Djibouti^[7].
• Afar Triangle is in the country of Eritrea^[8].
• Afar Triangle is in the country of Somalia^[9].
• Afar Triangle's image is recorded as AFAR-MODIS.jpg^[10].
• Afar Triangle's instance of is recorded as depression^[11].
• Afar Triangle's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 250861303^[12].
• Afar Triangle's Commons category is recorded as Afar Triangle^[13].
• Afar Triangle's has part is recorded as Danakil Depression^[14].
• Afar Triangle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 11.5, 'lon': 41}^[15].
• Afar Triangle's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06j631^[16].
• Afar Triangle's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Afar-Triangle^[17].
• Afar Triangle's GeoNames ID is recorded as 224132^[18].
• Afar Triangle's different from is recorded as Danakil Depression^[19].
• Afar Triangle's different from is recorded as Danakil Desert^[20].
• Afar Triangle's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '-155'}^[21].
• Afar Triangle's GNS Unique Feature ID is recorded as -2034095^[22].
• Afar Triangle's Köppen climate classification is recorded as desert climate^[23].
• Afar Triangle's Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID is recorded as 1840650^[24].
• Afar Triangle's Encyclopædia Universalis ID is recorded as depression-de-l-afar^[25].
• Afar Triangle's Treccani ID is recorded as dancalia^[26].
• Afar Triangle's Encyclopaedia Beliana ID is recorded as afarska-panva^[27].

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Geography

Country listings include Ethiopia^[6], a sovereign state^[28], in Ethiopia^[29], founded in 1995^[30]; Djibouti^[7], a country^[31], in Djibouti^[32], founded in 1977^[33]; Eritrea^[8], a sovereign state^[34], in Eritrea^[35], founded in 1993^[36]; and Somalia^[9], a republic^[37], in Somalia^[38], founded in 1960^[39]. Located in include Northern Red Sea Region^[3], a region of Eritrea^[40], in Eritrea^[41]; Southern Red Sea Region^[4], a region of Eritrea^[42], in Eritrea^[43]; and Afar Region^[5], a region of Ethiopia^[44], in Ethiopia^[45].

Physical Characteristics

Afar Triangle's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '-155'}^[21].

Climate and Environment

Afar Triangle's Köppen climate classification is recorded as desert climate^[23].

Designation and Status

Afar Triangle's instance of is recorded as depression^[11].

Why It Matters

Afar Triangle draws 274 Wikipedia views per month (depression category, ranking #5 of 37).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]