Omo River is in Ethiopia, in Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region. This sheet answers with open data: what the place is, where it sits at GPS precision and which notable attractions lie a few kilometers away.
Data sheet
What it is
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Country
Ethiopia
City or region
Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region
Coordinates
8.2563 N, 37.4899 E
UNESCO World Heritage
Yes (site or site component)
Notability (sitelinks)
59
The 5 closest notable attractions
Attraction
Country
Distance (km)
Bale Mountains National Park
Ethiopia
300.2
Monolithic churches in Lalibela
Ethiopia
452.6
Fasil Ghebbi
Ethiopia
483.9
Simien Mountains National Park
Ethiopia
551.5
Lake Turkana National Parks
Kenya
589.0
The closest neighbor is Bale Mountains National Park, 300.2 km away in a straight line. The table above answers the question every itinerary starts with: what else is nearby?
The name in 3 languages
Português
Rio Omo
English
Omo River
Español
Valle bajo del Omo
Source and method
Source
Wikidata (CC0), snapshot of 2026-07-09
Distances
Haversine over 8.2563 N, 37.4899 E and the 2,000 attractions in the snapshot
Notability
Omo River: 59 sitelinks; closest neighbor Bale Mountains National Park at 300.2 km