What is "telalak"

Telalak is one of the woredas in the Afar Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Administrative Zone 5, Telalak is located near the base of the eastern escarpment of the Ethiopian highlands, and bordered on the south by Dewe, on the west by the Amhara Region, on the north by the Administrative Zone 1, and on the east by the Administrative Zone 3. The largest settlement in this woreda is Namelafen.

The average elevation in this woreda is 720 meters above sea level. , Telalak has 47 kilometers of all-weather gravel road and 71 kilometers of community roads; about 29% of the total population has access to drinking water.