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# Afar Region Travel Guide

## Ethiopia

![Erta Ale Volcano, known locally as "The Gateway to Hell" is a multiple day journey through the hottest place on earth, the Danakil Depression in Northeastern Ethiopia #Trovember](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/653927915020431360/5da4fc83-4922-4cbe-860d-ae8573cc7b86.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh)

![A vast area of salt and earth covers the Danakil Depression.  The horizon was endless and the sky an otherworldly blue.  #Adventure](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/653927915020431360/2142a32a-d210-4abb-b4cd-6192c048707a.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh)

![Volcano Erta Ale, Danakil Depression, Ethiopia.
One of the few permanent lava lakes on earth.](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/653927915020431360/eef5756d-247d-4be3-b5e6-6482f1f73f81.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh)

![Evening at the salt lake Karum in Danakil Depression, Ethiopia with the same shallow water all around.](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/653927915020431360/4abc7ead-3857-42d2-a831-f6cf38ee8eff.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh)

![Sulphur fields at Dallol, Ethiopia.](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/653927915020431360/4509f476-3596-40f9-a22c-9c39e4da3c21.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh)

### Popular cities in Afar Region

[Awash

Known for Natural parks

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Trip time! Discover the parks in Awash. 

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[Semera

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Plan your trip to Semera and take advantage of the sights and activities in the area. 

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[Gewane

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Head to sights like Lower Valley of the Awash as you discover the local area in Gewane. 

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