Hadar, Ethiopia
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Hadar or Hadar Formation is a paleontological fossil site located in Mille district, Administrative Zone 1 of the Afar Region, Ethiopia, 15 km upstream (west) of the A1 road's bridge across the Awash River.
"Lucy", a 3.2-million-year-old Australopithecus afarensis fossil discovered in Hadar, Ethiopia
AL 444-2 skull
Image: Awash River Valley, Asaita, Afar, Ethiopia
Image: Awash National Park, Ethiopia (50779383857)
Afar Region
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The Afar Region, formerly known as Region 2, is a regional state in northeastern Ethiopia and the homeland of the Afar people. Its capital is the planned city of Semera, which lies on the paved Awash – Assab highway. It is bordered by Eritrea to the north and Djibouti to the northeast; it also shares regional borders with the Tigray, Amhara, Oromo and Somali regions.
Afrera Lake
Erta Ale
"Lucy," an Australopithecus afarensis.