page_title: Afar Triangle
hierarchical_section_title: Afar Triangle
context_page_description: The Afar Triangle is a low area bordering on the Red Sea. It is part of the Great Rift Valley in East Africa. The area overlaps the borders of Eritrea, Djibouti and the entire Afar region of Ethiopia.
context_section_description: The Afar Triangle (or Afar Depression) is a low area bordering on the Red Sea. It is part of the Great Rift Valley in East Africa. The area overlaps the borders of Eritrea, Djibouti and the entire Afar region of Ethiopia.
caption: Topographic map showing the Afar Triangle, which correlates to the shaded area in the location map shown above
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