Senafe | |
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| Country |  Eritrea |
| Region | Debub |
| Capital | Senafe |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (GMT +3) |
Senafe subregion is a subregion in the Debub (Southern) region (Zoba Debub) of Eritrea. Its capital is Senafe, and high points include Emba Soira.
Senafe | |
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| Country | Eritrea |
| Region | Debub |
| Capital | Senafe |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (GMT +3) |
Senafe subregion is a subregion in the Debub (Southern) region (Zoba Debub) of Eritrea. Its capital is Senafe, and high points include Emba Soira.
Lying on the edge of the Ethiopian Highlands, the district is inhabited by the Tigrinya and the Saho.
Senafe is known for the ruins of Metera (also known as Balaw Kalaw), the monolithic church of Enda-Tsadkan.
Senafe 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 religious historical background.
The Southern region is an administrative region of Eritrea. The region was formed on 15 April 1996, from the historical provinces of Seraye and Akele Guzai. It lies along a portion of the national border with Ethiopia. As of 2005, the region had a population of 952,100 compared to a population of 839,700 in 2001. The net growth rate was 11.81 per cent. The total area of the province was 8000.00 km2 and the density was 119.01 persons per km2. The highest point in Eritrea, is Mount Soira 3,018 m (9,902 ft), is located in the region, situated east of Senafe. It shares borders with Central Region in the north, Zoba Northern Red Sea in the east, Gash Barka in the west and Ethiopia in the south. It is the largest region in the country by population.
Qohaito or Koloe 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 plateau at the edge of the Great Rift Valley. As of 2011, Qohaito's stone ruins have yet to be excavated. The ancient port city of Adulis is directly to the east, while Matara lies to the south.
Metera or መጠራ (𐩣𐩷𐩧) is a small town and important archeological site located in the Debub Region of Eritrea. Situated a few kilometers south of Senafe (ሰንዓፈ), it was a major city in the Dʿmt (𐩵𐩲𐩣𐩩) and Aksumite kingdoms. The town has the oldest Example of Ge’ez, which is a pre-Aksumite Obelisk, Hawulti (monument). Since Eritrean independence, the National Museum of Eritrea has petitioned the Ethiopian government to return artifacts removed from the site. However, the efforts have thus far been rebuffed.
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San'yōdō (山陽道) is a Japanese geographical term. It means both an ancient division of the country and the main road running through it. The San'yōdō corresponds for the most part with the modern conception of the San'yō region. This name derives from the idea that the southern side of the central mountain chain running through Honshū was the "sunny" side, while the northern side was the "shady" side.
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Urda is a municipality located in the province of Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain.
Kerkebet subregion or Carcabat district is a subregion in the northwestern Anseba region of Eritrea. Its capital lies at Kerkebet (Carcabat).
Logo Anseba subregion is a subregion in the eastern Gash-Barka Region of Eritrea. Its capital lies at Logo Anseba.
Adi Keyh subregion is a subregion in the Debub (Southern) region of Eritrea. Its capital lies at Adi Keyh.
Adi Quala subregion is a subregion in the southern Debub region of Eritrea. Its capital lies at Adi Quala.
Areza subregion is a subregion in the Debub (Southern) region of Eritrea. Its capital lies at Areza.
Debarwa subregion is a subregion in the southern Debub region of Eritrea. Its capital lies at Debarwa.
Dekemhare subregion is a subregion in the southern Debub region of Eritrea. Its capital lies at Dekemhare.
Kudo Be'ur subregion is a subregion in the Debub (Southern) region of Eritrea. Its capital lies at Kudo Be'ur.
Mendefera subregion is a subregion in the Debub (Southern) region of Eritrea. Its capital lies at Mendefera.
Segheneyti subregion is a subregion in the Debub (Southern) region of Eritrea. Its capital lies at Segheneyti.
Tsorona is a subregion in the southern Debub region of Eritrea. Its old name was Atkaro. The area was a major battle zone during the Eritrean-Ethiopian War.
Bati is a district in the Oromia Zone of the Amhara region of Ethiopia. Bati is bordered on the south by Dawa Harewa, on the southeast by the Argobba special woreda, on the west and north by the Debub Wollo Zone, and on the east by the Afar Region. Towns in this woreda include its administrative center, the market town of Bati. The towns of Degan and Gerba were administratively part of Bati before the 2007 census but was then transferred to Kalu woreda.
Capital: Asmara | ||
| Anseba region |  | |
| Maekel region (Central) | ||
| Gash-Barka region | ||
| Northern Red Sea region | ||
| Debub region (Southern) | ||
| Southern Red Sea region | ||
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