Lower Valley of the Awash
Also known as Basse vallée de l'Awash, Vallée de l'Awash
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iii), (iv).
Region
Africa
Ethiopia
Inscribed
1980
List reference
10
In preparation
A full profile of Lower Valley of the Awash is being written.
We're still writing the full guide to this site. The essential facts are below, and you can help by suggesting corrections or additions.
Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Lower Valley of the Awash is about 100 km east of Dese. The nearest other World Heritage site is Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela, about 200 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Dese · about 184,000 peopleabout 100 km west
- Debre Birhan · about 65,000 peopleabout 200 km south-west
- Dire Dawa · about 252,000 peopleabout 220 km south-east
- Ali Sabih · about 40,000 peopleabout 230 km east
- Harar · about 175,000 peopleabout 260 km south-east
- Tadjoura · about 22,000 peopleabout 260 km east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
EthiopiaCultural197 km away
EthiopiaNatural358 km away
EthiopiaCultural366 km away
EthiopiaCultural378 km away
EthiopiaCultural391 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
Trip reports
No one has written up a visit to Lower Valley of the Awash yet. If you have been, we would like to hear how it went.
Been here? Share a trip reportGuest reports are credited and edited with you before they appear.
Suggest a correction or additionEvery message is read by an editor.
Facts from open data: Wikidata (CC0)