The six
regions
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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 ...
are divided into administrative subregions.
Anseba Region
Anseba Region (Tigrinya: ዞባ ዓንሰባ, it, Regione dell'Anseba) is an administrative region of Eritrea, located in northern Eritrea. The capital and the most populous city in the region is Keren. The region is named after Anseba River ...
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Adi Tekelezan
Adi Tekelezan (in Tigrinya, ዓዲ ተከሌዛን in Tigre and Arabic, ''عدي تيكلزان'') is a small town in the Hamasien region of Eritrea. It is located on the route between Asmara and Keren. Adi Tekelezan is 42 km away from Asmera ...
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Asmat
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Hamelmalo
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Elabered
The Elabored ( tig, ዒላበርዕድ ar, علابرعد, sometimes spelt Elabered) Sub-Zone is home to the Elabered Estate, a large state owned farm producing amongst other things citrus fruits and tomatoes. The farm is irrigated during Erit ...
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Geleb
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Hagaz
Hagaz (Hagaz, tig, ሓጋዝ ar, حقاز) is a town in central Eritrea. Located in the Anseba region, it is the capital of Hagaz District
Hagaz Subregion is a subregion in the northwestern Anseba region (Zoba Anseba) of Eritrea. Its capita ...
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Halhal
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Habero
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Keren
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Kerkebet
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Sela
Central (Maekel) Region
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Berikh
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Ghala Nefhi
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North Eastern
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North western
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Serejaka
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South Eastern
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South Western
Gash-Barka Region
Gash-Barka ( ti, ጋሽ-ባርካ, it, Regione di Gasc-Barca) is an administrative region of Eritrea. It is situated in the south-west of the country, bordering the Anseba region to the north, and the Maekel (Central) and Debub (Southern) region ...
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Akurdet
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Barentu
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Aderde
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Forto
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Gogne
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Goluj
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Haykota
Haykota ( ar, هاكوتا) is a small town in the western Gash-Barka region of Eritrea.
Overview
The town is situated near the location of a monument erected to memorialize Hamid Idris Awate, the man who started the Eritrean War of Independence. ...
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Logo Anseba
Logo Anseba is the capital of Logo Anseba Subregion.
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Mensura
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Mogolo
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Molki
Molki ( ar, ملكي) is a town in Eritrea. It is located in the Gash-Barka region and is the capital of the Molki district
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Shambuko
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Teseney
Teseney ( ar, تسني, ti, ተሰነይ), also spelled Tessenei or Tesseney, is a market town in western Eritrea. It lies south-east of Kassala in Sudan, on the Gash River. The city was much fought over in the Eritrean War of Independence dur ...
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Upper Gash
Northern Red Sea Region
The Northern Red Sea Region (, it, Regione del Mar Rosso Settentrionale, ) is an administrative region of Eritrea. It lies along the northern three quarters of the Red Sea, and includes the Dahlak Archipelago and the coastal city of Massawa. ...
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Afabet
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Adobha
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Dahlak
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Ghela'elo
Galaalu is a town in coastal Eritrea. It is located in the Northern Red Sea region, and is the capital of the Ghela'elo district
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Foro
Foro ( ar, فورو, ti, ፎሮ) is a town in the Northern Red Sea region (Zoba Semienawi Keyih Bahri) of Eritrea.
Overview
A small city located near the coast, Foro was built at the confluence of the Haddas, Aligide and Comaile rivers. In t ...
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Ghinda
Ghinda ( ti, ጊንዳዕ) is a town in the Northern Red Sea Region, Northern Red Sea region of Eritrea. It is situated in the Ghinda Subregion, and lies between Asmara and Massawa.
Overview
Ghinda is a major fruit and vegetable growing area and ...
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Karura
The is a divine creature with human torso and birdlike head in Japanese mythology.
The name is a transliteration of garuda, a race of enormously gigantic birds in Hinduism. the Japanese Buddhist version is based upon Hindu Mythology. The same cr ...
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Massawa
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Nakfa
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She'eb She'eb ( tig, ሽዕብ) is a town in the Northern Red Sea region of Eritrea. It lies on the fertile plain at the foot of the eastern escarpment of the Eritrean Highlands.
History
It was the site of a massacre during the Eritrean War of Independen ...
Southern (Debub) Region
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Mai ani
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Tsorona Tsorona ( Ge’ez : ጾሮና) is a subregion in the southern Debub region
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Adi Keyh
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Adi Quala
Adi Quala ( ti, ዓዲ ዃላ,) is a market town in southern (Debub) part of Eritrea. It is located 32 km south of Mendefera nearly 25 km from the Ethiopian border, over 2,000m above sea level.
Overview
Adi Quala is known for its ''tuk ...
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Areza
Areza ( ti, ዓረዛ) is a town in the Debub (Southern) region of Eritrea. It is the capital of the Areza Subregion. It lies to the west of Mendefera. The area is primarily agricultural and contains 20 ''kebabis'' (residential areas).
History
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Debarwa
Debarwa ( ) is a market town in central Eritrea. It is situated about 25 kilometers south of the capital Asmara, and has a population of about 25,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Debarwa district (''Tsilima'') in the Debub ("Southern") ...
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Dekemhare
Dekemhare (sometimes spelled ''Decamare'') is a town in Eritrea, lying south east of Asmara. Developed as an industrial center, it became a large scale industrial and transportation city, known for its vineyards but was partly destroyed in the Eri ...
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Mai-Mne
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Mendefera
Mendefera, (Tigrinya: መንደፈራ) formerly Adi Ugri, is an ancient town which is now the capital city of the Southern Region or Zoba Debub of Eritrea. One World-Nations Online, All countries of the world, Map of Eritrea The town's name der ...
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Segeneiti
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Senafe
Senafe ar, صنعفى, ti, ሰንዓፈ is a market town in southern Eritrea, on the edge of the Eritrean highlands ሶይራ. The surrounding area is inhabited by the Saho people and the Tigrinya people, its well known by its cultural and r ...
Southern Red Sea Region
The Southern Red Sea Region (, it, Regione del Mar Rosso Meridionale, ) is an administrative region of Eritrea. It lies along the southern half of the Red Sea, and contains the coastal city of Assab. It borders the Northern Red Sea Region, and h ...
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Are'eta
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Assab
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Central Denkalya
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Southern Denkalya
References
Eritrea, Districts of
Subregions, Eritrea
Subregions
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