The Danakil Desert lies in north eastern Ethiopia and in southern Eritrea, where it forms the Southern Red Sea district. The homeland of the Afar people, it is known for its heat and for the Afar Depression, lying up to 100m below sea level. Its main industry is salt mining, while it is also home to wildlife, including wild asses. The Southern Red Sea region of Eritrea is one of the six main regions of Eritrea. ... Jump to: navigation, search Afar (or Danakil) are a tribal people who reside principally in the Danakil Desert in the Afar Region of Ethiopia and in Eritrea and Djibouti. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... For considerations of sea level change, in particular rise associated with possible global warming, see sea level rise. ... A salt mine is an operation involved in the extraction of salt. ... Ass has several meanings: in zoology, an ass is the domestic donkey and its wild relative the onager, also known as a half ass - animal of the horse family as a doublet of arse (see that article): literally buttocks - an area of the body. ...