Afar Region

Afar Region ዓፋር ክልል Qafar Rakaakaya
Regional state
Awash National Park Afar Salt Flats in Lake Karum Erta Ale Dallol Danakil Depression
Flag Seal
Map of Ethiopia showing Afar Region
Country	Ethiopia
Established	1992
Capital	Semera (Samara)
Government
• Chief Administrator	Awol Arba
Area
• Total	72,053 km2 (27,820 sq mi)
• Rank	4th
Population  (2025)
• Total	2,525,000
• Rank	8th
• Density	35.04/km2 (90.76/sq mi)
Demonym	Afars
ISO 3166 code	ET-AF
HDI (2021)	0.440 low · 11th of 11

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The Afar Region (/ˈɑːfɑːr/; Afar: Qafar Rakaakayak; Amharic: ዓፋር ክልል), 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.

The Afar Triangle, the northern part of which is the Danakil Depression, is part of the Great Rift Valley of Ethiopia, and is located in the north of the region. It has the lowest point in Ethiopia and one of the lowest in Africa. The southern part of the region consists of the valley of the Awash River, which empties into a string of lakes along the Djibouti–Ethiopia border. Other notable landmarks include the Awash National Park.

Afar Region is a developing region of Ethiopia with a high rate of fertility.