Birbir River
The Birbir River of southwestern Ethiopia is a tributary of the Baro River, which it creates when it joins the Gebba at latitude and longitude 8°14′28″N 34°57′39″E. It is politically important because its course defines part of the boundary between the Mirab Welega and Illubabor Zones of the Oromia Region.
| Birbir River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• location | confluence with the Gebba |
• coordinates | 8.2411°N 34.9609°E |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Nile |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Sor River |
Richard Pankhurst notes that the Birbir is economically important for the discovery in 1904 of deposits of platinum along its course.[1]
See also
References
- Richard Pankhurst, Economic History of Ethiopia (Addis Ababa: Haile Selassie I University, 1968), pp. 231, 234.
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