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Danakil

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[dan-uh-kil, -keel, duh-nah-keel] / ˈdæn ə kɪl, -ˌkil, dəˈnɑ kil /

noun

Danakils, plural Danakil plural
  1. Afar.


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We had to give up on our GPS instruments in Danakil.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2023

By late afternoon, we were slammed by the first of many unforgettable sights of the Danakil — the camel caravans of the salt trade, a timeless image that probably hasn’t changed in centuries.

From Washington Post • Mar. 30, 2017

In the Danakil, a desert in Ethiopia, I felt this very real sense of nowhere, as if I were suspended in time.

From New York Times • Sep. 22, 2016

Foreigners who venture out into the area usually include researchers, aid workers and some 500 adventure tourists each year visiting geographical wonders like the Danakil Depression, with ancient salt mines and volcanoes.

From Reuters • Jan. 18, 2012

The southern division, part of the Afar or Danakil country, includes all the territory of the colony south of Annesley Bay.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" by Various

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