Addi Keyh ( ti, ዓዲ ቐይሕ), also Adi Keyh Adi jeganu (Addi Keyh "Red Village"), is a
market town
A market town is a settlement most common in Europe that obtained by custom or royal charter, in the Middle Ages, a market right, which allowed it to host a regular market; this distinguished it from a village or city. In Britain, small rural ...
in
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 ...
, lying approximatively 110 kilometers southeast of
Asmara
Asmara ( ), or Asmera, is the capital and most populous city of Eritrea, in the country's Central Region. It sits at an elevation of , making it the sixth highest capital in the world by altitude and the second highest capital in Africa. The ...
. It lies almost 2,500 metres above
sea level
Mean sea level (MSL, often shortened to sea level) is an average surface level of one or more among Earth's coastal bodies of water from which heights such as elevation may be measured. The global MSL is a type of vertical datuma standardised g ...
and has a population of around 40,000 people. They speak Tigrinya and saho. The ruins of
Qohaito
Qohaito (Tigrinya: ቆሓይቶ)was a major ancient city in what is now the Debub region of Eritrea. It was a pre-Aksumite settlement that thrived during the Aksumite period. The city was located over 2,500 meters above sea level, on a high platea ...
and
Toconda lie near the town. Eritrea's College of Science and Arts, which cost $17 million to construct, is located in Adi Keih.
Alternative spellings of its name include: ''Adi Caie'', ''Addi Caieh'', ''Adi Ciah'', ''Adi Keih'', ''Adi Qeyh'', ''Adi Keyih'' and ''Adi Kaie''.
Notable people
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Yirgalem Fisseha Mebrahtu, poet
See also
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List of highest towns by country
This is a list of the highest settlements by country. Many of these are too small to be regarded as towns or cities. Only permanent settlements occupied year-round are included. When possible, the highest point in the contiguous year-round settl ...
References
Subregions of Eritrea
Southern Region (Eritrea)
Populated places in Eritrea
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