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Obel River

The 883rd longest river in the world

km

The Obel River (or Ubel River) is a right tributary of the Mareb (Gash) river. The latter watercourse forms part of the border between Eritrea and Ethiopia, with its headwaters in the Eritrean Highlands. According to Ministry of Information of Eritrea, there are big farms around Obel River's banks where fruits and vegetables are grown.

Flows through: Eritrea.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.

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