Yabelo (also spelled Yabello, Yavello, Iavello) is a town in southern Ethiopia. An alternative name for this town is Obda, which is also the name of a nearby mountain. Located northwest of Moyale in the Borena Zone of the Oromia Region (or kilil), this town has a latitude and longitude of (4°53′N38°5′E) and an elevation of 1857 meters above sea level.