Characteristics of Sand at Major Quarrying Areas around Addis Ababa

Table 1

Site description of quarry area.

No	Name of place	Spec. name of places	Quarry code	Far from AA (km)	Formation	Weather
1	Ataye	Ataye	01	263	Moist river bed	Hot
2	Je-wuha	Je-wuha	02	233	River bed	Hot
3	Ziway		03	163
3.1		Alage	001	223	Moist due to river	Hot
3.2		Langano	002	201	Moist field	Hot
3.3		Langano lolie basuma	003	199	Dry river	Hot
3.4		Endala chabie & korme	004	185	Below loam soil	Hot
4	Mekie		04	132
4.1		MelkaJalo	001	135	River bed	Hot
4.2		Atie leman	002	150	River bed	Hot
4.3		Godo	003	139	River bed	Hot
4.4		Kiera	004	133	River bed	Hot
5	Soderie		05	122
5.1		Dhiera degage	001	147	Dry river	Very hot
5.2		Bosat fokie	002	160	Dry river	Very hot