List of rivers of Eritrea

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Map of Eritrea showing the main rivers.

This is a list of streams and rivers in Eritrea, arranged geographically by drainage basin. Generally, rivers in Eritrea are divided into three groups: those that drain into Sudan, towards the Red Sea and towards the Afar Depression. There is an alphabetic list at the end of this article.

Flowing into the Mediterranean

  • Nile (Egypt, Sudan)
    • Atbarah River (Sudan)
      • Mareb River (or Gash River) (only reaches the Atbarah in times of flood)
        • Obel River
      • Tekezé River

Flowing into the Red Sea

  • Barka River
    • Anseba River
      • Zara River
      • Koka River
      • Fah River
    • Mogoraib River
    • Langeb River
  • Damas River
  • Gonfale River
  • Wokiro River
    • Wadi Laba River
  • Haddas River
    • Aligide River
      • Barosio River
      • Guwa River
    • Comaile River
    • Saato River

Alphabetic list

See also

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