Ab'aro

Ab'aro
The Ab’aro cluse cuts across an outcrop of Adigrat Sandstone
Ab’aro River in Dogu’a Tembien
Location
CountryEthiopia
RegionTigray Region
District (woreda)Dogu’a Tembien
Physical characteristics
SourceAb’aro rock church
  locationAtsa in Haddinnet municipality
  elevation2,340 m (7,680 ft)
MouthAgefet River
  location
NE of Addeha
  coordinates
13°47′20″N 39°08′29″E / 13.7888°N 39.1414°E / 13.7888; 39.1414
  elevation
1,638 m (5,374 ft)
Length11.6 km (7.2 mi)
Width 
  average15 m (49 ft)
Basin features
ProgressionAgefetTsalietWariTekezéAtbarahNileMediterranean Sea
River systemSeasonal river
LandmarksAb’aro rock church, Kayeh Be'ati sandstone caves
WaterfallsRapids in Ab’aro cluse
TopographyMountains, deep gorges and a sandy outwash plain

The Ab’aro is a river of the Nile basin. Rising in the mountains of Dogu’a Tembien in northern Ethiopia, it flows northwestward to empty into the Weri’i, which is a tributary of Tekezé River.