Mendefera, (

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: መንደፈራ) formerly Adi Ugri, is an ancient town which is now the capital city of the Southern Region or Zoba Debub of

Eritrea Eritrea ( ; ti, ኤርትራ, Ertra, ; ar, إرتريا, ʾIritriyā), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of Eastern Africa, with its capital and largest city at Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia ...

. One World-Nations Online, All countries of the world, Map of Eritrea The town's name derives from the high hill in the center of the city and it means that "who dared it" (in English) or "መን ደፈራ"( in Tigrinya) as it was a jungle and is a source of pride to Eritreans. The city is a reminder of the local anti-colonial movement.

History

Mendefera/Adi-ugri is an ancient town of the D'mt kingdom which was established as early as the fifth (5th) century

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. Dr.Federica,Crivellellero. " Archeologists in Eritrea target unfunded ' rescue excavations, Sudan Tribun Dec 5,2004 It evolved into an important city in the

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civilisation. Though satisfactory excavations have not yet been made, a graveyard dating back to the 2nd century BCE has been found. It contained skeletons, pottery, necklace and bronze bracelets. Numerous buildings have been excavated since 1959, with both

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es and local and

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s found. Many areas, including

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s, have yet to be explored. The town is now bustling market town in a fertile region of Eritrea. It is a place where small and large scale factories produce different products. Mendefera is famous for its anticolonial movement during the Italian colonial administration and is a great fighter contributor of the

Eritrean Libration Front Eritrean may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Eritrea * A person from Eritrea, or of Eritrean descent. For information about the Eritrean people, see Demographics of Eritrea and Culture of Eritrea. For specific persons, ...

(ELF) as it is home to one of the old schools in Eritrea, San Giorgio School.

Adi shiqano

Some villages in the vicinity of Mendefera include Adi-Bari(ዓዲ ባሪ), Zban ona(ዝባንዑና),

Adi-ugri Adi-ugri or Adi-wegri (Tigrinya :ዓዲ ወግሪ) is a village in the former province of Seraye, Eritrea. The village is located some two kilometers from the city center of Mendefera to the west and is the origin of Mendefera city.Hanevic Kurt, E ...

(ዓዲ ወግሪ),

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(በራኽ), Adi-Gahad(ዓዲ ጋህድ),

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(ዳንዴረ ገነት), Adi-Zarna(ዓዲ ዛርና), Adi-Blay(ዓዲ ብላይ), Adi-Hare(ዓዲ ሓረ),

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(አንዳ ኣማኑኤል),

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(ማይኖህ), Embezarb(እምበዛርብ), kudofelasi(ኩዶፈላሲ),

Adi-Ada Adi-Ada/: ትግርኛ/ዓዲ ዓዳ is a village of the former historical province of Seraye, which is located 7 km southeast to the city of Mendefera in present Southern Region of the state of Eritrea. The village has an age of at least 500 y ...

(ዓዲ ዓዳ), Deranto(ደርዓንቶ), Adi Bana(ዓዲ ባና), Adi Garma(ዓዲ ጋርማ), Adekemene(ዓደቀመነ),

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(ማይልቡስ),

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(ዓዲ ጉረቶ), Kloawlia(ክለዉሊዕ), Ginebale(ጊነባለ), Adekeseyemti(ዓደቀሰየምቲ),

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(ከፍታ), Adewehaza(ዓደዉሓዛ),

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(እግሪመኸል) Adi-Mongotiy(ዓዲ ሞንጎቲ), Arato, Eritrea(አረቶ). Emnetu Eritrea, List of Eritrean Villages, Seraye-Mendefera p18.

Climate

Mendefera has a borderline climate that borders both on a cool semi-arid climate (''BSk'') and a

subtropical highland climate An oceanic climate, also known as a marine climate, is the humid temperate climate sub-type in Köppen classification ''Cfb'', typical of west coasts in higher middle latitudes of continents, generally featuring cool summers and mild winters ( ...

(''Cwb''). Except during the humid wet season of July and August when heavy cloud cover depresses temperatures by around , daytime temperatures are very warm to hot; however, the thin, dry air means that mornings are pleasantly cool throughout the year.

References

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History

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Climate

See also

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