Asale
in Afar Region, Ethiopia
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Mekele Airport (74 mi) - Axum Airport (102 mi)
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Massawa International Airport (116 mi) - Asmara International Airport (117 mi)
- Shire Inda Selassie Airport (136 mi)
- Assab International Airport (178 mi)
- Lalibella Airport (180 mi)
- Debre Tabor Airport (220 mi)
- Aksum (Unesco heritage, 105 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 14.242 and 40.289 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 14° 14' 30" and E 40° 17' 18"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Birr - ETB
- Spoken languages:
- Amharic, English, Oromo, Tigrinya, Somali
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 12:30 PM (Monday)
- Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
- UTC/GMT offset: 3 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:24 am and 5:47 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -14.811 and -138.841 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Teonemahina - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,5 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Ethiopia.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Ethiopia. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Explore Asale
Asale in Afar Region is a city in Ethiopia about 375 mi (or 604 km) north of Addis Ababa, the country's capital.
Local time in Asale is now 12:30 PM (Monday). The local timezone is named Africa / Addis Ababa with an UTC offset of 3 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Asale. The closest airport in Ethiopia is Mekele Airport in a distance of 74 mi (or 119 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Aksum in a distance of 105 mi (or 170 km), West.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Mek'ele, Massawa, Mendefera, Asmara and Mai-Mne. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 22°C / 72 °F
| Morning Temperature | 13°C / 55 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 19°C / 65 °F |
| Night Temperature | 15°C / 59 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 15% |
| Air Pressure | 1013 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 9 km/h (6 mph) from North-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Tuesday, 26th of November 2024
22°C (72 °F)
15°C (59 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Wednesday, 27th of November 2024
22°C (72 °F)
17°C (62 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Thursday, 28th of November 2024
22°C (71 °F)
16°C (60 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Is this Mars, Venus or the Moon?
Dallol volcano is a surreal Mars like landscape in the remote Afar Region of Ethiopia. Nicknamed “The land of different colors”, is one of the most unusual places on Earth. This is the...
Driving to the gate of Hell, Hamed Ela camp on the desert of Danakil
We drive the last few hours from Berhale to Ahmed Ela (Hamed ela), a camp a few kms from Dallol where we will spend the night. On the 2-3 hours drive the road descends steady and the temperature...
A walk on the moon: trekking to Dallol volcano crater
We arrive with the 4WD to the feet of Dallol, the lowest point on the African continent (126 meters under sea level) . it is early in the morning (6.30 a.m) and temperatures are raising; we...
Dallol
Dallol.
Danakil: Sulphur pools (2)
Sulphur pools and rock formations near Dallol.
Dallol, Äthiopien, 01 Februar 2013
What a horrible night!!! Sleeping in desert camp
Maybe this is one of the worst nights ever. We tried to sleep with a temperature of 38ºC and in the whole night it did not drop under 34ºC. We might have slept an average of one hour each,...
Danakil: Sulphur pools (3)
Sulphur pools and rock formations near Dallol.
Danakil Depression Volcano
Spent new years eve 2014/15 on top of Erta Ale, the famous volcano in Danakil Depression in the north of Ethiopia. Vidoe filmed with my iPhone 4, hence the lack of quality, but it is still...
Danakil: Sulphur pools (1)
Sulphur pools and rock formations near Dallol.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Danakil Desert
The Danakil Desert lies in the Afar Triangle. It extends into the north-east of Ethiopia, the south of Eritrea and north-west of Djibouti. It is the homeland of the Afar people who are known for their ability to withstand the extremes and survive as they have done for hundreds of years. It is known for its extreme heat and inhospitability. The deepest point in the desert lies up to 100 m below sea level in the Danakil Depression.
Dallol, Ethiopia
Dallol was a settlement in northern Ethiopia. Located in Administrative Zone 2 of the Afar Region in the Afar Depression, it has a latitude and longitude of {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:14|14|19|N|40|17|38|E| | |name= }} with an elevation of about 130 meters below sea level. The Central Statistical Agency has not published an estimate for this settlement's 2005 population; it has been described as a ghost town.
Dallol (volcano)
Dallol is a volcanic explosion crater in the Danakil Depression, northeast of the Erta Ale Range in Ethiopia. It has been formed by the intrusion of basaltic magma in Miocene salt deposits and subsequent hydrothermal activity. Phreatic eruptions took place here in 1926, forming Dallol Volcano, numerous other eruption craters dot the salt flats nearby. These craters are the lowest known subaerial volcanic vents in the world, at over 45 m (150 ft) below sea level.
Danakil Depression
The Danakil Depression is a desert basin which lies in the Danakil Desert in north-eastern Ethiopia and southern Eritrea. It belongs to the homeland of the Afar people. It lies up to 100 m below sea level as a result of tectonic activity caused by plate movements. The presence of many volcanoes in the region, including Erta Ale and the Dabbahu Volcano in the middle of the depression, also finds its cause in these plate movements.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Asale.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Assale, Asele, Asāl, Āsalē, Asale
