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The Rahad is a river whose sources are in
The Rahad is a river whose sources are in Ethiopia
Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the Er ...
, where it is called Shinfa, and a tributary of the Abay (Blue Nile) on the right side. The river has its origins in the Ethiopian Highlands
The Ethiopian Highlands is a rugged mass of mountains in Ethiopia in Northeast Africa. It forms the largest continuous area of its elevation in the continent, with little of its surface falling below , while the summits reach heights of up to ...
(west of Lake Tana), from where it flows into eastern Sudan. In Sudan, it merges into the Blue Nile.
A black-maned Sudan lion
''Panthera leo leo'' is a lion subspecies, which is present in West Africa, northern Central Africa and India. In West and Central Africa it is restricted to fragmented and isolated populations with a declining trajectory. It has been referred ...
was described from this river.
See also
* Er Rahad * List of rivers of EthiopiaReferences
Rivers of Ethiopia Tributaries of the Blue Nile Ethiopian Highlands Rivers of Sudan International rivers of Africa {{Ethiopia-river-stub