Foro (, ) is a
town
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The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
in the
Northern Red Sea region
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(Zoba Semienawi Keyih Bahri) of
Eritrea
Eritrea, officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa, with its capital and largest city being Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia in the Eritrea–Ethiopia border, south, Sudan in the west, and Dj ...
.
Overview
A small city located near the coast, Foro was built at the confluence of the
Haddas,
Aligide and
Comaile rivers. In the 1960s, there was significant agricultural development on its
alluvial
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plains.
The
Aksumite ruins of
Adulis are situated about to the east.
References
Populated places in Eritrea
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