Lake Abbe is situated at the border of Ethiopia and Djibouti and consists of a chain of six connected lakes that includes Gargori, Laitali, Gummare, Afambo and Bario. It comprises of three tectonic plates moving away from each other, a salt lake, bunch of mineral deposits and hot springs. It is the central meeting point of the three tectonic plates, which is called the Afar Depression.
At the northwest of the lake Abbe lies a dormant volcano known as Mount Dama Ali at the height of 1069m, while the southwestern side comprises of salt lakes that are 10km wide. Apart from the Awash lake, Abbe has two wadis namely Oleldere and Abuna Merekes passing through the salt flats entering into the lake from west and south. Originally, the lake covered an area of 34,000 hectares but due to drought and irrigational activities the level of water has fallen. Afar People have settled near the lake’s shore. Lake Abbe is famous for the Limestone chimneys through which steam vents at a height of 50m.