Mount Zuqualla

Tulluu Cuqqaalaa
Tulluu Cuqqaalaa
Zuquala, Zikwala, Cuqqaalaa
Highest point
Elevation	2,989 m (9,806 ft)
Listing	Volcanoes of Ethiopia
Coordinates	8°33′N 38°52′E / 8.550°N 38.867°E
Geography
	Tulluu Cuqqaalaa Oromia region, Ethiopia
Geology
Mountain type	Stratovolcano
Last eruption	Pleistocene
Climbing
Easiest route	Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa and Bishoftu

Mount Zuqualla (also spelled Zuquala, Zikwala or Chuqqaala) is an extinct volcano in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Situated in Ada'a Chukala woreda of the (East) Shewa Zone, it rises from the plain 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of Bishoftu. With a height of 2,989 metres (9,806 ft), it is known for its crater lake, lake Dembel, an elliptical crater lake with a maximum diameter of about one kilometre, but the trail around the crater is about 6 km long.^[2]

^ ^a ^b "Zikwala". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
^ Compiled by Bernhard Lindahl. "Local History in Ethiopia" (PDF). The Nordic Africa Institute. p. 4. Retrieved 11 February 2024.

[gvp-1] "Zikwala". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 24 June 2021.

[NAI-web-2] Compiled by Bernhard Lindahl. "Local History in Ethiopia" (PDF). The Nordic Africa Institute. p. 4. Retrieved 11 February 2024.

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