Lower Valley of the Awash

World Heritage
Ethiopia
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The Awash Valley is one of the most important paleontological sites on the African continent. The remains found at the site date back to at least 4 million years ago, providing evidence for human evolution and changing our understanding of the history of the human skeleton. The most striking discovery came in 1974, when 52 bone fragments allowed the reconstruction of the famous Lucy.

Map of the Awash drainage basin

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The Koka Dam before it was completed 1960

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Awash River in 2005

Awash River in the Awash National Park

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Information extracted from Wikidata

executive body Awash River
tributary Akaki River
tributary Borkana River
tributary Dechatu River
tributary Durkham River
indigenous to 64000
office held by head of the organization http://g.co/kg/m/05p525
Commons category Awash River
tributary Durkham River
tributary Akaki River
tributary Borkana River
tributary Dechatu River
length 1200
watershed area 64000
route map http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Awashrivermap.png
country Ethiopia
image http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Awash%20river.jpg

coordinate location Point(38.147111 9.011827)
applies to part river source
coordinate location Point(41.7077 11.1861)
applies to part river mouth