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Abergele (woreda)
Tanqua Abergele ( ti, ጣንቋ ኣበርገለ, amh, አበርገሌ) is one of the Districts of Ethiopia, or ''woredas'', in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Mehakelegnaw Zone, Abergele is bordered on the south by the Wag Hemra Zone of Amhara Region, then by the Tekezé River on the west which separates it from North Gondar Zone of Amhara Region, on the north by Kola Tembien, on the east by Degua Tembien and on the southeast by the Debub Misraqawi (South Eastern) Zone. The administrative center of this woreda is Yechila; other towns in Abergele include Sele and Jijike. Abergele is one of the low lying districts of central Tigray and the Tanqua River, which originates near Hagere Selam, flows through this woreda and joins the Geba just north of Jijike. It further feeds the Tekezé River. The Tekezé Dam is also located in this woreda. History It was a constituent of the old Tembien awrajja. Historically, Abergele seems to have formed a province since early tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woreda
Districts of Ethiopia, also called woredas ( am, ወረዳ; ''woreda''), are the third level of the administrative divisions of Ethiopia – after ''zones'' and the '' regional states''. These districts are further subdivided into a number of wards called ''kebele'' neighbourhood associations, which are the smallest unit of local government in Ethiopia. Overview Districts are typically collected together into zones, which form a region; districts which are not part of a zone are designated Special Districts and function as autonomous entities. Districts are governed by a council whose members are directly elected to represent each ''kebele'' in the district. There are about 670 rural districts and about 100 urban districts. Terminology varies, with some people considering the urban units to be ''woreda'', while others consider only the rural units to be ''woreda'', referring to the others as urban or city administrations. Although some districts can be traced back to earli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yechila
Yechila (also Yechilay or Chilay) is a town in northern Ethiopia. Located in the Maekelay Zone of the Tigray Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of with an elevation of 1571 meters above sea level. It is located in the Mearey- tabia and is the administrative center of Abergele woreda. Records provided at the Nordic Africa Institute website mention a rock-hewn church dedicated to Abuna Aregawi in the town. The British explorer Henry Salt camped overnight outside this town during his second journey through Ethiopia in 1809. Salt (who calls the settlement "Shela") records entering the province of Abergele the next day -- apparently the town was not part of the province at the time -- as well as finding a species of water cress growing in the area. Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency The Central Statistical Agency (CSA; Amharic: ማዕከላዊ ስታቲስቲክስ ኤጀንሲ) is an agency of the government of Ethiopia designated to provide all su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agaw People
The Agaw or Agew ( gez, አገው ''Agäw'', modern ''Agew'') are a pan-ethnic identity native to the northern highlands of Ethiopia and neighboring Eritrea. They speak the Agaw languages, which belong to the Cushitic branch of the Afroasiatic language family, and are therefore linguistically closest related to peoples speaking other Cushitic languages. The Agaw peoples in general were historically noted by travelers and outside observers to have practiced what some described as a “Hebraic religion”, though some practiced Ethiopian Orthodoxy, and many were Beta Israel Jews. A small minority have adopted Islam in the last few centuries. Thousands of Agaw Beta Israel converted to Christianity in the 19th and early 20th century (both voluntarily and forcibly), becoming the Falash Mura, though many are now returning to Judaism. History The Agaw are perhaps first mentioned in the third-century ''Monumentum Adulitanum'', an Aksumite inscription recorded by Cosmas Indicopleustes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soqota
Sekota, also spelled Sokota, Sakota, Soqota (Amharic: ሰቆጣ; formerly ሰቈጣ) is a town and separate woreda in northern Ethiopia. The name is likely from the Agaw word ''sekut'', "fortified village." Located in the Wag Hemra Zone of the Amhara Region, Sekota has a latitude and longitude of and an elevation of 2266 meters above sea level. It is surrounded by woreda of Soqota. About 6 kilometers from Sekota is the church Wuqir Meskale Kristos, where the mummified corpses of several Wagshums lies. History Philip Briggs speculates that this town may be identified with the mysterious Ku'bar, said by al-Ya'qubi and al-Masudi to have succeeded Axum as the capital of Ethiopia. Sekota is the historic seat of the Wagshum, the former ruler of Lasta, who claimed to trace an unbroken succession back to the last king of the Zagwe dynasty. However, verification for this tradition is slight. This town is not mentioned in the surviving records until 1746, when the soldiers of Empe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enderta (Ethiopian District)
Enderta () is one of the Districts of Ethiopia or ''woredas'' in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. It was named for the former Enderta province, which was later merged into Tigray Province. Located in the Debub Misraqawi (Southeastern) Zone at the eastern edge of the Ethiopian highlands Enderta is bordered on the south by Hintalo Wajirat, on the west by Samre, on the northwest by the Mehakelegnaw (Central) Zone, on the north by the Misraqawi (Eastern) Zone, and on the east by the Afar Region; the city and special zone of Mek'ele is an enclave within Enderta. Towns in Enderta include Aynalem and Qwiha; the historic village of Chalacot is also located in this woreda. At least one monolithic church is located in this woreda: a dedication to Mikael in the village of Zahero, which lies in the eastern part. Demographics Based on the 2007 national census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), this woreda has a total population of 114,297, an increase of 8 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yohannes I
Yohannes I ( gez, ቀዳማዊ ዮሐንስ), also known as Yohannes the Righteous (Ge'ez: ጻድቁ ዮሐንስ), throne name A'ilaf Sagad (Ge'ez: አእላፍ ሰገድ; 1640 – 19 July 1682) was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1667 to 1682, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. He was the fourth son of Fasilides. Yohannes was appointed ''nəgusä nägäst'' by a council of the senior dignitaries of the Empire, at the encouragement of the noble Blattengeta Malka Krestos. The council then imprisoned the other sons of Fasilides on Mount Wehni, continuing the practice Fasilides had revived. Reign According to G.W.B. Huntingford, Yohannes spent much of his reign campaigning, stating that 6 of the 11 itineraries he reproduces were military expeditions. Three of these were against the Agaw in Gojjam, and Agawmeder, one against the Oromo, and two punitive expeditions to the area around Mount Ashgwagwa—Angot and Lasta—to quash the revolts of Feres (in 1677) and Za Maryam (1679). E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susenyos II
Susenyos II ( am, ሱስንዮስ; died 1771) was Emperor of Ethiopia from August 1770 to December 1770. His name at birth was Wolde Giyorgis; he was the son of a noble woman who had lost her fortune and made her living by carrying jars of water, while it was rumored that he was the illegitimate son of the deceased ruler Iyasu II. The Scottish traveller James Bruce, who was living in the capital city of Gondar at the time, described him as "a drunkard, a ruffian, and a profligate". Reign On 5 June 1770, ''Ras'' Mikael Sehul was forced to evacuate the city with Emperor Tekle Haymanot; they marched to Tigray to suppress several revolts there. ''Ras'' Goshu and Wand Bewossen entered Gondar 10 June, where they attempted to convince Empress Mentewab to join them but failed. After waiting several days for Fasil to fulfill his promise to join them from his headquarters at Bure in Gojjam, on the 27th they left Gondar. By the beginning of August, the principal inhabitants of Gondar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horn Of Africa
The Horn of Africa (HoA), also known as the Somali Peninsula, is a large peninsula and geopolitical region in East Africa.Robert Stock, ''Africa South of the Sahara, Second Edition: A Geographical Interpretation'', (The Guilford Press; 2004), p. 26 Located on the easternmost part of the African mainland, it is the fourth largest peninsula in the world. It is composed of Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia and Djibouti; broader definitions also include parts or all of Kenya, Sudan, South Sudan, and Uganda. The term Greater Horn Region (GHR) can additionally include Burundi, Rwanda, and Tanzania. It lies along the southern boundary of the Red Sea and extends hundreds of kilometres into the Guardafui Channel, Gulf of Aden, and Indian Ocean and shares a maritime border with the Arabian Peninsula of Western Asia. Names This peninsula has been known by various names. Ancient Greeks and Romans referred to it as Regio Aromatica or Regio Cinnamonifora due to the aromatic plants or as Regio I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Awrajja
Awrajja ( am, አውራጃ) were the third-level country subdivisions which subdivided the Provinces of Ethiopia prior to 1996. Awrajja roughly translates to "county" or "sub-province", and contained a number of "woreda" or districts, the fourth level subdivision of Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the .... In 1996, the provinces and awrajja of Ethiopia were replaced with Regions ( Kilil) and Zones, and Awrajja ceased to serve an administrative function, though they retain cultural significance. References {{Ethiopia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tembien Province
Tembien (Tigrigna: ተምቤን) is a historic region in Tigray Region and former provinces of Ethiopia. It is a mountainous area of that country. During the reforms in 1994–95, the old provinces were replaced with regions of Ethiopia, regions, zones of Ethiopia, zones and woredas. The area of the former province is now split over the woredas of Dogua Tembien and Kola Tembien. It was located east of the Semien Province and north of Abergele (woreda), Abergele, a historic district of the Begemder province. On the east, it was bordered by the Enderta Province. The original capital of the province was Melfa (Dogu'a Tembien), Melfa, west of the current town of Hagere Selam (Degua Tembien), Hagere Selam; later on Abiy Addi, nowadays located in Kola Tembien (''Lower Tembien''), became the capital. The region reached a highpoint in the Tsatsen mountains at 2828 meters above sea level, just south of Hagere Selam. Prehistory Tembien holds numerous prehistoric sites, which have been d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tekezé Dam
Tekezé Dam is a double-curvature arch dam located between Amhara and Tigray region of Ethiopia. It is situated on the Tekezé River, a tributary of the Nile that flows through one of the deepest canyons in the world. Overview CWGS was contracted to build the Tekezé Dam. The hydroelectric project was completed in February 2009. Its final cost was $360 million, which was $136 million over budget. The dam was Ethiopia's largest public works project. The dam helped to reduce power shortages as Ethiopia's power demand increases. At the time of its completion, the Tekezé Dam was Africa's largest double-curvature arch dam. The resulting reservoir is 105 km² large and it has a capacity of 9.3 billion m³ of water. Tekeze Power Station The powerhouse contains four turbines, generating of electricity. A transmission line connects it to the national grid at Mekelle. See also * Energy in Ethiopia * List of power stations in Ethiopia * Water politics in the Nile Basin A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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