Latitude and longitude of Adwa

Satellite map of Adwa

Adwa (Amharic: ዓድዋ?; also spelled Adowa, Aduwa) is a market town and separate woreda in northern Ethiopia. It is best known as the community closest to the decisive Battle of Adowa fought in 1896 with Italian troops. Notably, Ethiopian soldiers won the battle, thus being the only African nation to thwart European colonialism. Located in the Mehakelegnaw Zone of the Tigray Region, Adwa has a longitude and latitude of (14°10′N38°54′E), and an elevation of 1907 meters.

Latitude: 14° 09' 60.00" N
Longitude: 38° 53' 59.99" E

Nearest city to this article: Axum

Read about Adwa in the Wikipedia Satellite map of Adwa in Google Maps

GPS coordinates of Adwa, Ethiopia

Download as JSON