Awash National Park is one of the national parks of Ethiopia. Spanning across the southern tip of the Afar Region and the northeastern corner of the Misraq Shewa Zone of Oromia, this park is 225 kilometers
Awash National Park is one of the national parks of Ethiopia Spanning across the southern tip of the Afar Regions and the northeastern corner of the southern west of Ethiopia of Oromia Regions , this park is 225 kilometers east of Addis ababa (and a few kilometers west of Awash ), with its southern boundary along theawash river, and covers at least 756 square kilometers of a woodland and grassland. The Addis Ababa dire dawa highway passes through this park, separating the Illala Saha Plains to the south from the Kudu Valley to the north. In the south of the park the awash river gorge has amazing waterfalls.
The Awash National Park was established in 1966, although the act authorizing its existence was not completely passed for another three years. In establishing this park, as well as the Metehara Sugar Plantation to the south, the livelihoods of the Karayyu Oromo people indigenous to that area have been endangered—an effect that is contrary to the Ethiopian government’s original intention of these establishments serving to benefit the local population
Wildlife in this park include the east African orxx; soemmerring gazelle , dik-dik , the lesser and greate kudus r , Anubis baboons . and hamsdryas baboons are present, as well as over 453 species are will found here