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Abala (Ethiopian District)
Abala may refer to: Places * Abala, Benin * Abala, Congo, a district in the Republic of the Congo * Abala, Nigeria, a town in Nigeria * Abala, Niger, a town in Niger * Abala, Ethiopia, a town in Ethiopia * Abala (woreda), a district in Ethiopia named after this town * Tabala (Lydia) Tabala ( grc, Τάβαλα), is the name of a Roman and Byzantine town and a Bishopric in ancient Lydia. Tabala was on the Hermus River, and minted its own coins. It is no doubt the same as the one mentioned by Hierocles under the name of Gabal ..., an ancient settlement and bishopric in Lydia Other uses * ''Abala'' (film), a 1973 film {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abala, Nigeria
Abala-Ibeme or Abala is a village in Obingwa local government area in Abia State, Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o .... References Populated places in Abia State Villages in Igboland {{AbiaNG-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abala, Niger
Abala, Niger is a village and rural commune in Niger. Geography Abala lies in the Sahel in the Dallol Bosso and borders on the neighbouring state of Mali Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mali .... The nearest communities in Niger are Tillia to the east, Sanam in the southeast, Kourfeye Centre in the south, Filingué the southwest and Banibangou in the west. The municipality comprises 45 administrative villages, 32 traditional villages, 72 hamlets, four camps and five water bodies. The capital of the rural community is Abala consisting of the administrative villages Abala Arabe I, Abala Arabe II, Abala Guirnazan, Abala Maidagi, Abala Moulela and Abala Toudou. History In 1964 Abala received the status of an administrative post (French: ''poste administratif''). In 2002, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abala, Ethiopia
Abala () is a town in north-eastern Ethiopia. The administrative center of Kilbet Rasu, Afar Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of with an elevation of 1465 meters . Abala is an important trading center in the area for goats, with its market day on Thursday, and supplied by pastoralists from as far away as Afdera, Erebti and Teru woredas. History Werner Munzinger visited Abala in June 1867 (which he calls Ala), and mentions that it was the home of Hodeli, chief of the Dumhoeta Afar, as well as the location of a weekly market on Saturday primarily in salt. Records at the Nordic Africa Institute website mention the existence of an English mission school, and a church dedicated to Saint Michael. In July 2010, the Ethiopian Roads Authority awarded the contract to construct a 63-kilometer gravel road from Abala to Shaigubi to Sur Construction, which is owned by the Endowment Fund for the Rehabilitation of Tigray. The contract was worth 707 million Birr. The contrac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abala (woreda)
Abala is one of the woredas in the Afar Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Administrative Zone 2, Abala is located at the base of the eastern escarpment of the Ethiopian highlands, and bordered on the south by Megale, on the west by the Tigray Region, on the north by Berhale, on the northeast by Afdera, and on the east by Erebti. The major town in Abala is Abala. Demographics Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), this woreda has a total population of 37,963, of whom 20,486 are men and 17,477 women; with an area of 1,188.72 square kilometers, Abala has a population density of 31.94. While 10,301 or 27.13% are urban inhabitants, a further 5,552 or 14.62% are pastoralists. A total of 6,703 households were counted in this woreda, which results in an average of 5.7 persons to a household, and 6,855 housing units. 80.53% of the population said they were Muslim, and 19.35% were Orthodox Christians Orthodoxy (from Greek: ) is adherence to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tabala (Lydia)
Tabala ( grc, Τάβαλα), is the name of a Roman and Byzantine town and a Bishopric in ancient Lydia. Tabala was on the Hermus River, and minted its own coins. It is no doubt the same as the one mentioned by Hierocles under the name of Gabala, which is perhaps only miswritten for Tabala. It is even possible that it may be the town of Tabae or Tabai (Τάβαι), which Stephanus of Byzantium assigns to Lydia. Its site is located near Burgaz in Asiatic Turkey. Bishopric A See at Tabala was founded in the Roman era, and remains today a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church. Known Bishops * Polycarp (Council of Chalcedon The Council of Chalcedon (; la, Concilium Chalcedonense), ''Synodos tēs Chalkēdonos'' was the fourth ecumenical council of the Christian Church. It was convoked by the Roman emperor Marcian. The council convened in the city of Chalcedon, Bi ...) *Johannes Peter Franziskus Ross (18 May 1928 Appointed - 26 Dec 1969)Revue des Ordinations Épiscopale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
