Protected areas of Ethiopia Protected areas of Ethiopia Abijatta-Shalla National Park is one of the National Parks of Ethiopia. Located in the region of Oromia 200 kilometers south of Addis Ababa to the east of the Ziway - Shashamene highway, it contains 887 square kilometers including the Rift Valley lakes of Abijatta and Shalla. The two lakes are separated by three kilometers of hilly land. ...more on Wikipedia about "Abijatta-Shalla National Park"
Awash National Park is one of the National Parks of Ethiopia. Located in the region of Afar, it is 225 kilometers east of Addis Ababa (and a few kilometers west of Awash), with its southern boundary along the Awash River, and covers at least 756 square kilometers of acacia woodland and grassland. The Addis Ababa - Dire Dawa highway passes through this park, separating the Illala Saha Plains to the south from the Kudu Valley to the north. ...more on Wikipedia about "Awash National Park"
The Bale Mountains National Park is a national park in the Somali Region of southeast Ethiopia. It covers about 2,200 square kilometers of the Bale Mountains to the west and southwest of Goba. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bale Mountains National Park"
Gambela National Park is a proposed National Parks, but the steps needed to fully protect it by the government of Ethiopia have not been completed as of 2002. Located in the Gambela Region, its territory is encroached upon by cotton plantations and refugee camps. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gambela National Park"
Ethiopia is home to several national parks: ...more on Wikipedia about "List of national parks of Ethiopia"
Mago National Park is one of the National Parks of Ethiopia. Located in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region about 770 kilometers south of Addis Ababa, the 2162 square kilometers of this park are divided by the Mago River, a tributary of the Omo River, into two parts. The park is 115 kilometers by unpaved road south of Murelle, and 40 kilometers north by unpaved road from Jinka. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mago National Park"
Nechisar National Park is one of the National Parks of Ethiopia. Located in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region immediately to the east of Arba Minch, its 750 square kilometers of territory include the "Bridge of God" (an isthmus between Lakes Abaya and Chamo), the Nechisar plains to the east of the lakes. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nechisar National Park"
Omo National Park is one of the National Parks of Ethiopia. Located in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region on the west bank of the Omo River, the park covers approximately 4,068 square kilometers. About 870 kilometers southeast of Addis Ababa, this park is not easily reachable, although an airstrip was recently built near the park headquarters on the Mui River. ...more on Wikipedia about "Omo National Park"
Semien Mountains National Park is one of the National Parks of Ethiopia. Located in the region of Tigray, its territory covers the Semien Mountains and includes Ras Dashan, the highest point in Ethiopia and fourth-highest in Africa. ...more on Wikipedia about "Semien Mountains National Park"
Senkelle Swayne's Hartebeest Sanctuary is a protected area in the Oromia region (or kilil) of Ethiopia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Senkelle Swayne's Hartebeest Sanctuary"
Yangudi Rassa National Park is one of the National Parks of Ethiopia. Located in the region of Afar, its 5000 square kilometers of territory include Mount Yangudi and the surrounding Rassa Plains. ...more on Wikipedia about "Yangudi Rassa National Park"
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