Ethiopia. Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region. Awasa. Fish Market at Lake Awassa with fishermen preparing fish for sale. Awasa (also spelled Awassa or Hawassa) is a city on the shores of Lake Awasa in the Great Rift Valley. Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region (often abbreviated as SNNPR) is one of the nine ethnic divisions of Ethiopia. 4.11.15 © 2015 Didier Ruef