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
The Danakil Depression is the northern part of the Afar Triangle or Afar Depression in Ethiopia, a geological depression that has resulted from the divergence of three tectonic plates in the Horn of Africa.
Geology
The Danakil Depression lies ...
, 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
The Afar Triangle (also called the Afar Depression) is a geological depression caused by the Afar Triple Junction, which is part of the Great Rift Valley in East Africa. The region has disclosed fossil specimens of the very earliest hominins; th ...
, 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
The desert lark (''Ammomanes deserti'') breeds in deserts and semi-deserts from Morocco to western India. It has a very wide distribution and faces no obvious threats, and surveys have shown that it is slowly increasing in numbers as it expands ...
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Danakilia
''Danakilia'' is a genus of cichlids native to northeastern Africa where they are only known from saline lakes, rivers and creeks in the Danakil Depression of Ethiopia and Eritrea. There are two formally described species, along with three undesc ...
'', a genus of fish native to northeastern Africa
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Danakil (band)
Danakil is a French roots reggae band created in 2000 by a group of Parisian college students. The band quickly gained acclaim due to the many concerts and festivals they performed in. The band continues to transmit its message through a music mi ...
, a French reggae band
*Danakil, the pseudonym of the French photographer and videographer
Cyrille de Vignemont (on French Wikipédia)
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