The Afar region is part of the Ethiopian Rift Valley. Since the late 1960s it has attracted the attention of researchers because of its uniqueness as the world's only active, superior triple junction where the complex tectonics and volcanism of an area between three separating lithosphere plates (African, Eastern African, and Arabian) can be observed on dry land.

From archaeological point of view it was from this region that LUCY, the most important hominid skeleton dated at about 3.5 million years discovered. Any one who wants to visit the homeland of this Great, Great, Great --- grandmother of the 6 Billion people of the world have to travel to the Afar region.

The Denakil Depression, at 120 meters below sea level is one of the lowest points on earth's surface and it is found in the Afar region.

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