loʊkˈeɪɾᵻd θˈɜːɾi fˈaɪv kˌeɪˈɛm nˈɔːɹθ ʌvðə tˈaʊn ʌv ɐdwˈæ ænd sˈɛvən kɪlˈɑːmɪɾɚz fɹʌmðə bˈoːɹdɚ wɪð ˌɛɹɪtɹˈiə, ɪnðə mˈɛheɪklˌɛɡnɔː sˈɛntɹəl zˈoʊn ʌvðə tˈaɪɡɹeɪ ɹˈiːdʒən, ðɪs tˈaʊn ˈɑːkjʊpˌaɪz ɐ fˈɜːɾəl lˈoʊlənd ˈɛɹiə ænd hɐz ɐ lˈæɾɪtˌuːd ænd lˈɔndʒɪtˌuːd ʌv wɪð ɐn ˌɛlɪvˈeɪʃən ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv mˈiːɾɚz əbˌʌv sˈiː lˈɛvəl.
Located 35 km north of the town of Adwa and 7 kilometers from the border with Eritrea, in the Mehakelegnaw (Central) Zone of the Tigray Region, this town occupies a fertile lowland area and has a latitude and longitude of  with an elevation of 1385 meters above sea level.