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Paleolithic site in the upper Awash Valley, Ethiopia
Photo: Richard Mortel from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Melka Awash (Amharic: መልካ አዋሽና) is a town in Central Ethiopia. It is also known as Melka Kunture, the name of the world heritage listed archaeological site surrounding the town.
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Melka Awash is about 50 km south of Addis Ababa, along the highway to Tiya.
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