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and river
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s in Eritrea
Eritrea ( ; ti, ኤርትራ, Ertra, ; ar, إرتريا, ʾIritriyā), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of Eastern Africa, with its capital and largest city at Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia ...
, arranged geographically by drainage basin. Generally, rivers in Eritrea are divided into three groups: those that drain into Sudan
Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa. It shares borders with the Central African Republic t ...
, towards the Red Sea
The Red Sea ( ar, البحر الأحمر - بحر القلزم, translit=Modern: al-Baḥr al-ʾAḥmar, Medieval: Baḥr al-Qulzum; or ; Coptic: ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ϩⲁϩ ''Phiom Enhah'' or ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ϣⲁⲣⲓ ''Phiom ǹšari''; T ...
and towards the Afar Depression
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; tha ...
. There is an alphabetic list at the end of this article.
Flowing into the Mediterranean
*''Nile (Egypt, Sudan)'' **''Atbarah River (Sudan)'' ***Mareb River
The Mareb River, or Gash River ( ar, القاش) is a river flowing out of central Eritrea. Its chief importance is defining part of the boundary between Eritrea and Ethiopia, between the point where the Mai Ambassa enters the river at to the c ...
(or Gash River) (only reaches the Atbarah in times of flood)
****Obel River
The Obel River (or Ubel River) is a right tributary of the Mareb (Gash) river. Лист карты D-37-IX. Масштаб: 1 : 200 000. Издание 1978 г. The latter watercourse forms part of the border between Eritrea and Ethiopia, with its ...
***Tekezé River
The Tekezé or Täkkäze River ( amh, ተከዜ, ti, ተከዘ; originally meaning "river" in Ge’ez, ), also spelled Takkaze, is a major river of Ethiopia. For part of its course it forms a section of the westernmost border of Ethiopia and Erit ...
Flowing into the Red Sea
*Barka River
The Barka River ( ar, نهر بركة ''nahr Baraka'') is a tributary river that flows from the Eritrean Highlands to the plains of Sudan. With a length of over 640 km, it rises just outside Asmara and flows in a northwestern direction throu ...
**Anseba River
The Anseba River (, ) is a tributary of the Barka River in Eritrea with a length of 346 kilometers. It rises in the Eritrean Highlands outside Asmara and flows in a northwestern direction through Keren. It merges with the Barka River near the b ...
***Zara River
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***Koka River
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***Fah River
The Fah River is a river in Eritrea that flows into the Red Sea
The Red Sea ( ar, البحر الأحمر - بحر القلزم, translit=Modern: al-Baḥr al-ʾAḥmar, Medieval: Baḥr al-Qulzum; or ; Coptic: ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ϩⲁϩ ' ...
** Mogoraib River
** Langeb River
* Damas River
* Gonfale River
* Wokiro River
**Wadi Laba River The Wadi Laba River is a seasonal spate river in Eritrea that typically produces turbulent flow events of only a few hours duration, and only five to ten times during the short summer season. It empties north of Massawa into the Red Sea. Prior to ...
*Haddas River The Haddas River (alt. Hadas River) is a seasonal river in Eritrea. Outside of the small town of Foro in the central part of the nation, the watercourse merges with the Comaile and Aligide rivers. The combined river flows south of Massawa, emptyi ...
**Aligide River
The Aligide River is a watercourse in Eritrea. It has its source a short distance outside of the national capital, Asmara. The river flows down the Eastern Escarpment of Eritrea until the small town of Foro near the Red Sea coast. At this point, t ...
*** Barosio River
*** Guwa River
**Comaile River
The Comaile River (also spelled Komalie) has its source between the towns of Adi Keyh and Senafe. It flows down the Eastern Escarpment of Eritrea until the small town of Foro near the Red Sea coast. At this point it merges with two other rivers, t ...
** Saato River
Alphabetic list
*Aligide River
The Aligide River is a watercourse in Eritrea. It has its source a short distance outside of the national capital, Asmara. The river flows down the Eastern Escarpment of Eritrea until the small town of Foro near the Red Sea coast. At this point, t ...
- Anseba River
The Anseba River (, ) is a tributary of the Barka River in Eritrea with a length of 346 kilometers. It rises in the Eritrean Highlands outside Asmara and flows in a northwestern direction through Keren. It merges with the Barka River near the b ...
*Barka River
The Barka River ( ar, نهر بركة ''nahr Baraka'') is a tributary river that flows from the Eritrean Highlands to the plains of Sudan. With a length of over 640 km, it rises just outside Asmara and flows in a northwestern direction throu ...
- Barosio River
*Comaile River
The Comaile River (also spelled Komalie) has its source between the towns of Adi Keyh and Senafe. It flows down the Eastern Escarpment of Eritrea until the small town of Foro near the Red Sea coast. At this point it merges with two other rivers, t ...
* Damas River
*Fah River
The Fah River is a river in Eritrea that flows into the Red Sea
The Red Sea ( ar, البحر الأحمر - بحر القلزم, translit=Modern: al-Baḥr al-ʾAḥmar, Medieval: Baḥr al-Qulzum; or ; Coptic: ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ϩⲁϩ ' ...
- Falkat River
* Gonfale River - Guwa River
*Haddas River The Haddas River (alt. Hadas River) is a seasonal river in Eritrea. Outside of the small town of Foro in the central part of the nation, the watercourse merges with the Comaile and Aligide rivers. The combined river flows south of Massawa, emptyi ...
*Koka River
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* Lebka River - Lalake River - Langeb River
*Mareb River
The Mareb River, or Gash River ( ar, القاش) is a river flowing out of central Eritrea. Its chief importance is defining part of the boundary between Eritrea and Ethiopia, between the point where the Mai Ambassa enters the river at to the c ...
- Mogoraib River
*Obel River
The Obel River (or Ubel River) is a right tributary of the Mareb (Gash) river. Лист карты D-37-IX. Масштаб: 1 : 200 000. Издание 1978 г. The latter watercourse forms part of the border between Eritrea and Ethiopia, with its ...
* Regali River
* Saato River
*Tekezé River
The Tekezé or Täkkäze River ( amh, ተከዜ, ti, ተከዘ; originally meaning "river" in Ge’ez, ), also spelled Takkaze, is a major river of Ethiopia. For part of its course it forms a section of the westernmost border of Ethiopia and Erit ...
*Wadi Laba River The Wadi Laba River is a seasonal spate river in Eritrea that typically produces turbulent flow events of only a few hours duration, and only five to ten times during the short summer season. It empties north of Massawa into the Red Sea. Prior to ...
- Wokiro River
*Zara River
Zara may refer to:
Businesses
* Zara (retailer), a fashion retail company based in Spain
* Zara Investment Holding, a Jordanian holding company
* Continental Hotel Zara, Budapest, Hungary
Music
* ''ZaRa'', an EP by Merzbow
* "Zara", a 2011 sin ...
See also
*List of rivers of Africa
This is a list of rivers in Africa. See below each river's article for its tributaries, drainage areas, etc.
Southern Africa
* Cuanza - Angola
* Great Fish River - South Africa
* Great Kei River - South Africa
:* Black Kei River - South Africa ...
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Eritrea
Eritrea ( ; ti, ኤርትራ, Ertra, ; ar, إرتريا, ʾIritriyā), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of Eastern Africa, with its capital and largest city at Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia ...
Rivers
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...