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Hadale'ela Afar, Ethiopia

Hadale'ela ሀደሌኤላ File:ET Afar asv2018-01 img28 Hadale'ela.jpg Landscape around the hot springs in Dallol; parts of the abandoned settlement are visible at horizon Hadale'ela Location in Ethiopia Coordinates: 10°12′86.98″N 40°5′90.29″E Country Hadale'ela Afar, Ethiopia. Region Afar Region Elevation –130 m (–430 ft) Time zone UTC+3

Hadale'ela (Amharic: ሀደሌኤላ) is a locality in the Hadale'ela woreda of northern Ethiopia. Located in Administrative Zone 5 of the Afar Region in the Afar Depression, it has a latitude and longitude of 14°14′19″N 40°17′38″E with an elevation of about 130 metres (430 ft) below sea level. The Central Statistical Agency has not published an estimate for the 2005 population of the village, which has been described as a ghost town.

Hadale'ela currently holds the official record for record high average temperature for an inhabited location on Earth, and an average annual temperature of 35°C (95°F) was recorded between 1960 and 1966. Hadale'ela is also one of the most remote places on Earth, but paved roads to the nearby village of Hamedela are being built. Still, the most important mode of transport besides jeeps are the camel caravans that travel to the area to collect salt.

In the region is the highly-active hydrothermal system of Hadale'ela, with numerous springs, terrace systems and fumaroles.