Foro ( ar, فورو, ti, ፎሮ) is a
town in the
Northern Red Sea region (Zoba Semienawi Keyih Bahri) 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 ...
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Overview
A small city located near the coast, Foro was built at the confluence of the
Haddas The Haddas River (alt. Hadas River) is a seasonal river in Eritrea. Outside of the small town of Foro in the central part of the nation, the watercourse merges with the Comaile and Aligide rivers. The combined river flows south of Massawa, emp ...
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Aligide and
Comaile rivers. In the 1960s, there was significant agricultural development on its
alluvial plains.
The
Aksumite ruins of
Adulis are situated about to the east.
References
Populated places in Eritrea
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