Danakil may refer to:
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Danakil people
The Afar ( aa, Qafár), also known as the Danakil, Adali and Odali, are a Cushitic-speaking ethnic group inhabiting the Horn of Africa. They primarily live in the Afar Region of Ethiopia and in northern Djibouti, as well as the entire southern ...
or Afar people, an ethnic group in the Horn of Africa
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Danakil Depression, a desert basin in north-eastern Ethiopia and southern Eritrea
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Danakil Desert
The Danakil Desert is a desert in northeast Ethiopia, southern Eritrea, and northwestern Djibouti. Situated in the Afar Triangle, it stretches across of arid terrain. It is inhabited by a few Afar, who engage in salt mining. The area is known f ...
, a desert in the Horn of Africa
*Danakil Depression or
Afar Triangle, a geological depression in the Horn of Africa
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Danakil Alps
The Danakil Alps are a highland region in Ethiopia and Eritrea with peaks over 1000 metres in height and a width varying between 40 and 70 kilometres. The alps lie to the east of the Danakil Depression and separate it from the southern Red Sea. A r ...
, a mountain range in the Horn of Africa
*Danakil Isthmus, a land bridge across the
Bab-el-Mandeb
The Bab-el-Mandeb (Arabic: , , ) is a strait between Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula, and Djibouti and Eritrea in the Horn of Africa. It connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden.
Name
The strait derives its name from the dangers attendin ...
strait during the Miocene epoch
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Danakil mine
The Danakil mine is a mine located in the northern Afar Region of Ethiopia. It represents one of the largest potash
Potash () includes various mined and manufactured salts that contain potassium in water-soluble form. , a mine in the northern Afar Region of Ethiopia
*Danakil desert lark, a subspecies of
Desert lark
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Danakilia'', a genus of fish native to northeastern Africa
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Danakil (band), a French reggae band
*Danakil, the pseudonym of the French photographer and videographer
Cyrille de Vignemont (on French Wikipédia)
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