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Afar Region

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810 beehives (less than 0.1%). The CSA estimated on the basis of a survey performed in December 2003 that nomadic inhabitants had 1,990,850 cattle (an 83.8% share of those animals in the region that year), 2,303,250 sheep (90.6%), 3,960,510 goats (90%), 759,750 camels (85.9%), 175,180 asses (92.5%), 2960 mules (88.6%), and 900 horses (100%).
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of 1998 to 2000. On January 18, 2012, five foreign tourists were murdered while on holiday in the region. The Ethiopian government has accused Eritrean gunmen of being responsible for the attack. Many governments around the world advise against traveling to the Afar region, citing increasing security
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is 61 infant deaths per 1,000 live births, which is less than the nationwide average of 77; at least half of these deaths occurred in the infants' first month of life. On 20 April 2007, the regional government announced that it had increased health coverage from 34% to 40%, the result of construction
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The CSA estimated in 2005 that farmers in the Afar Regional State had a total of 327,370 cattle (representing 0.84% of Ethiopia's total cattle), 196,390 sheep (1.13%), 483,780 goats (3.73%), 200 mules (0.14%), 12,270 asses (0.49%), 99,830 camels (21.85%), 38,320 poultry of all species (0.12%), and
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McPherron, Shannon P.; Alemseged, Zeresenay; Marean, Curtis W.; Wynn, Jonathan G.; Reed, Denné; Geraads, Denis; Bobe, René; Béarat, Hamdallah A. (2010). "Evidence for stone-tool-assisted consumption of animal tissues before 3.39 million years ago at Dikika, Ethiopia".
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of Ethiopia (CSA), the Afar Regional State has a population of 1,390,273, consisting of 775,117 men and 615,156 women; urban inhabitants number 185,135 or 13.32% of the population, a further 409,123 or 29.43% were
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of Ethiopia (CSA), the Afar Regional State has a population of 1,812,002, consisting of 991,000 men and 821,002 women; urban inhabitants number 346,000 of the population, a further 1,466,000 were pastoralists.
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In the previous census, conducted in 1994, the region's population was reported to be 1,106,383 of which 626,839 were men and 479,544 women; urban inhabitants were 85,879 or 7.76% of the population.
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for the Afar Regional State as of 2005 include the following: 67.3% of the inhabitants fall into the lowest wealth quintile; adult literacy for men is 27% and for women 15.6%; and the regional
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In 2015, a hominin jawbone and teeth was discovered in the Afar region. Scientists believe that the bones belonged to a previously undiscovered ancestor. The new species was named
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is predominantly (89.96%) spoken in the region and is the working language of the state. Other languages with a significant number of speakers in the state include
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region of Afar. Scientists estimated that the fossil dates to around 2.8 million years ago, which is 400,000 years before the next oldest hominid fossil remains.
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areas, are the major tourist attraction area of the region. The hot springs, Afar culture and cultural games are other attraction areas.
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On October 1, 2009, scientists reported that they had found a skeleton, which dates to around 4.4 million years ago. Named
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Tables 2.13, 2.18 (accessed 29 December 2008) The 1994 national census was collected in the Afar Region on 22 July 1996.
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As of 2012, the area has been increasingly unstable, as tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea remain high after the
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In June 2010, the oldest direct evidence of stone tool manufacture was found in the Afar region and attributed to
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Like other regions in Ethiopia, Afar Region is subdivided into six administrative zones (and one special
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flowed underground and cooled forming a 60 kilometres (37 mi) long, 8 metres (26 ft) wide
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1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia Results for Affar Region: Vol. 2 Analytical Report
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in different areas of the region. Most of the region's mineral potential are found in
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Eight rural kebeles in Elidar Wereda bordering Eritrea were omitted by the census.
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Population Projection of Ethiopia for All Regions at Wereda Level from 2014–2017
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According to the CSA, as of 2004, 48.57% of the total population had access to
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2003 is the latest year available for statistics on nomadic inhabitants.
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The continuous process of volcanism results in the occurrence of major
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of 64 new health clinics, increasing the total for the region to 111.
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had been found at Gawis in the Gona area. The cranium appears as an
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On March 24, 2006, it was reported that a "significantly complete"
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Press Release on a New Hominid Cranium from Gona, Afar, Ethiopia
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CSA Selected Basic Welfare Indicators (accessed 21 January 2009)
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Afar is home to peculiar wildlife, which notably include the
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Large collection of photos from an expedition to the Danakil
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to the northeast; it also shares regional borders with the
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Oatis, Jonathan; Fletcher, Philippa, eds. (7 April 2021).
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was formed in just a few days. The rift opened when the
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in Zone Three, also have some mineral possibilities.
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The specimen is a distant cousin of the 347:Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the 1339:, pp. 2, 3, 10 (accessed 28 January 2009) 1167: 1165: 1044:(acting): September 2015 – November 2015 880: 843: 746: 671: 1788:First-level administrative divisions of 1697:This list is based on information from 1668: 1138: 1060: 856: 136:72,053 km (27,820 sq mi) 16:Regional state in northeastern Ethiopia 2275: 1726:Map of Afar Region at DPPA of Ethiopia 1674:"'New species' of ancient human found" 848:Cattle herd in riverbed of Afar Region 327:. Other notable landmarks include the 1927: 1760: 1162: 982:In 2013, a graduate student from the 339:Based on the 2017 projections by the 268:. Its capital is the planned city of 1979:List of districts in the Afar region 1128:List of districts in the Afar region 986:discovered a hominid jawbone in the 311:, the northern part of which is the 1614:"Urmenschen: Die ersten Schlachter" 918:Cleveland Museum of Natural History 13: 1242:" Census 2007 Tables: Afar Region" 1056:(ANDP): 17 December 2018 – present 1028:(ALF): September 1995 – March 1996 14: 2304: 1707: 1430:"Tourists die in Ethiopia attack" 1374:, New Scientist, November 4, 2009 1966: 1794: 1251:, Tables 2.1, 2.5, 3.1, 3.2, 3.4 1182:from the original on 6 June 2018 661: 215: 74: 59: 49: 1691: 1680:from the original on 2018-05-04 1662: 1651:from the original on 2015-03-09 1631: 1607: 1555: 1531: 1517: 1491: 1477: 1447: 1436:from the original on 2019-05-08 1422: 1402: 1377: 1358: 1342: 1212:from the original on 2018-09-23 876: 554:Religion in Afar Region (2007) 334: 1410:"CSA 2005 National Statistics" 1322: 1303: 1278: 1223: 1144: 1038:): March 1996 – September 2015 964:, it is a form of the species 839: 735: 1: 1742:Afar Rift Consortium homepage 1485:"Afar-Somali border conflict" 317:Great Rift Valley of Ethiopia 1073:and is not part of a zone). 7: 1552:), released March 24, 2006. 1116: 995:Australopithecus deyiremeda 930:, was found in the region. 695:Yangudi Rassa National Park 280:highway. 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Index

Regional state
Flag of Afar Region
Official seal of Afar Region
Map of Ethiopia showing Afar Region
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Semera
Chief Administrator
Awol Arba
ISO 3166 code
ET-AF
HDI
11th of 11
/ˈɑːfɑːr/
Afar
Amharic
regional state
Ethiopia
Afar people
Semera
Awash
Assab
Eritrea
Djibouti
Tigray
Amhara
Oromo
Somali
Afar Triangle
Danakil Depression

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