Dallol Depression in Ethiopia: The uninhabitable region of the world!

 Dallol in Ethiopia 

Nicknamed Gateway to hell. It is in Northern Ethiopia in the Afar region and is 130 m below sea level. It is the hottest and most dry place on this planet all the year round and is a ghost town with no inhabitants. Water is present there but there is no human or micro life. It is also the most acidic natural systems with a pH of 0.

Dallol-hot and uninhabitable (Source : Tripsavvy) 

Earlier some commercial activities used to take place there such as mining of salt and potash. Remains of the Italian sulfur mine can also be seen there. It is remote and the nearest village with paved roads is Hamed Ela Ethiopia which is around 20 kms away. Camel and donkey transport goes to Dallol to pick up salt. 

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But earlier, there was a railway from Port of Marsa Fatima,  Ethiopia  to Eritrea that went upto 28 km away from Dallol but it was dismantled by British administration after World War II. Now, there are some buildings in Dallol Depression that are made of salt blocks. If you wish to visit the place, you can acquire a permit from Semera, Ethiopia for a year for USD 8. Now,  things are improving there for the nomads and miners of Afar region. But a lot remains to be done.