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Encyclopedia > Tekezé River

The Tekezé River is a major river of This article needs cleanup. Please edit this article to conform to a higher standard of article quality. The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (Ityopiya, Amharic ኢትዮጵያ) is a country situated in an area known as the Horn of Africa. It has one of the most... Ethiopia, and forms a section the westernmost border of Ethiopia and This article is about the African nation. For the Greek city, see Eretria. National motto: None Official languages Tigrigna, Arabic and English Capital Asmara President Isaias Afewerki Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 96th 121,320 km² Negligible Population  - Total (2002)  - Density Ranked 118th 4,298,269 37... Eritrea for part of its course. The river is also known as the Setit in western Ethiopia and eastern Foreign relations Main article: Foreign relations of Sudan Sudan has a territorial dispute with Egypt over the Halaib Triangle. States Main article: States of Sudan Sudan has 26 states or wilayat: Al Jazirah, Al Qadarif, Bahr al Jabal, Blue Nile, East Equatoria, Junqali, Kassala, Khartoum, Lakes, North Bahr al... Sudan.


The Tekezé River rises in the central The term highland is used in geography for any elevated mountainous plateau. See also Scottish Highlands. Categories: Stub ... highlands of Ethiopia near Mount Qachen, from where it flows west, north, then west again, forming the westernmost border of Ethiopia and Eritrea. It continues into northeastern Sudan, where at 14° 10' N., 36° E., the Tekezé joins the Atbarah River, the lower course of which is a A tributary (or affluent or confluent) is a contributory stream, a river that does not reach the sea, but joins another major river (a parent river), to which it contributes its waters, swelling its discharge. A tributary joins another river at a confluence. When a rivers tributaries are listed... tributary of the There is also Nile, a death metal band from South Carolina, USA. The Nile in Egypt Length 6 695 km Elevation of the source 1 134 m Average discharge 2 830 m³/s Area watershed 3 400 000 km² Origin Africa Mouth the Mediterranean Basin... Nile. The Tekezé is perhaps the true upper course of the Atbarah, as the former follows the longer course prior to the A confluence is the merger or meeting of two or more objects (or subjects) that seem to inseparably bind their respective forces or attributes into a point of junction. Geography The word is typically used in geography to describe the point where two rivers meet and become one, usually when... confluence of the two rivers.


The names of its main tributaries in Ethiopia from its source are: on the right bank Tahali, Meri, Sellare, Sullo, Arecua, Gheoa, War'e, Firafira, Tocoro and Gumalo Rivers; on the left bank Nili, Menna, Balasa, Balagas, Saha, Bembea, Ataba, Zarema, and Kwalema Rivers.


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  • Maps of Ethiopia (http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/ethiopia.html) - Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, The University of Texas System comprises fifteen educational institutions in Texas, of which nine are general academic universities, and six are health institutions. Its flagship institution is the University of Texas at Austin. The University of Texas System consists of: General universities The University of Texas at Arlington (description, website... University of Texas


 

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