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The Wokiro River is a seasonal watercourse in Eritrea. It ends north of Massawa, at the Red Sea. Prior to its terminus, the Wokiro merges with the Wadi Laba River. [1]

Eritrea country in the Horn of Africa

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  1. ↑ Grabow, Garry L.; McCornick, Peter G.; Rankl, James G. (July 1998). "Stream Gauging of Torrential Rivers of Eastern Eritrea". Journal of Hydrologic Engineering. 3 (3): 211–214. doi:10.1061/(ASCE)1084-0699(1998)3:3(211).

Coordinates: 15°53′40″N39°19′05″E / 15.89444°N 39.31806°E / 15.89444; 39.31806

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