Dar'a

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Stone statue from `Addi Galamo (dated 6th-5th century BCE), part of the National Museum of Ethiopia collection. Ancient Figurine, National Museum, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (2130296832).jpg
Stone statue from `Addi Galamo (dated 6th-5th century BCE), part of the National Museum of Ethiopia collection.

Dar'a, also known as Azbi-Dera, [1] is an area in the eastern Tigray Region of northern Ethiopia. [2] The city of `Addi Galamo, where many pre-Aksumite D`mt and Aksumite artifacts have been found is located in Dar'a. [3]


References

  1. Ethiopia, Eritrea, and the Somalilands: Official Standard Names Approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names. United States Office of Geography. 1950. pp. 36, 86.
  2. Munro-Hay, Stuart C.; Pankhurst, Richard (1995). Ethiopia. Clio Press. p. 31. ISBN   978-1-85109-111-9.
  3. Shaw, Ian; Jameson, Robert (15 April 2008). A Dictionary of Archaeology. John Wiley & Sons. p. 6. ISBN   978-0-470-75196-1.