Tigray Region
The Tigray Region is a region in Ethiopia. The capital city is Mekelle. Tigray is the homeland of the Tigrayan, Irob and Kunama peoples. The main language is Tigrinya.[3]
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| Tigray Region | |
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| Anthem: ዘይንድይቦ ጎቦ There are no mountains we would not climb | |
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| Country | Ethiopia |
| Capital | Mekelle |
| Area | |
| • Total | 53,638 km2 (20,710 sq mi) |
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| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 4,960,003[2] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| ISO 3166 code | ET-TI |
| Website | http://www.tig-gpr.org |
Tigray has 1 international airport and 4 commercial airports. The international airport is Alula Aba Nega Airport. The 4 commercial airports are Shire Airport, Humera Airport, Dansha Airport, and Axum Atse Yohannes 4th Airport.
Geography
Major mountains
- Ferrah Imba, 3939 metres, summit of the Tsibet massif in Endamekoni woreda (12°50′34″N 39°31′03″E / 12.84278°N 39.51750°E), and highest peak of Tigray
- Imba Alaje, 3438 metres, in Alaje woreda (12°59′39″N 39°30′13″E / 12.99417°N 39.50361°E)
- Mugulat, 3263 metres, in Ganta Afeshum woreda (14°16′N 39°25′E / 14.267°N 39.417°E); one of its spurs is crossed by the Siqurto foot tunnel
- Upper plateaus of the Atsbi Horst at 3057 metres in Atsbi Wenberta woreda (14°03′N 39°43′E / 14.050°N 39.717°E)
- Imba Tsion, 2917 metres, in Hawzen woreda (14°06′N 39°26′E / 14.100°N 39.433°E)
- Ekli Imba, 2799 metres, summit of the Arebay massif in Degua Tembien woreda (13°43′N 39°16′E / 13.717°N 39.267°E)
- Imba Aradom, 2756 metres, in Hintalo Wajirat woreda (13°20′N 39°31′E / 13.333°N 39.517°E)
- Soloda, 2436 metres, part of the Adwa plugs in Adwa woreda (14°11′N 38°54′E / 14.183°N 38.900°E)
- Imba Neway, 2388 metres, in Abergele (woreda)(13°16′N 38°57′E / 13.267°N 38.950°E)
Administrative zones
Like other Regions in Ethiopia, Tigray is divided into administrative zones:
Culture
Every August, people from Tigray State celebrate Ashenda. This is a girls' festival of song and dance.[4]
Tigray Region Media
Axum Stele in the city Axum.
A gold coin of the Axumite king Ousas, specifically a one-third solidus, diameter 17 mm, weight 1.50 gm. Catalogue reference: Munro-Hay 85.
Handtke’s map is 39 cm wide and 66 cm tall, and is printed on paper that has been bonded to fabric. The scale is approximately 1:5,600,000; relief is shown by short lines representing slope aspect and a general sense of steepness (hachures).The work was created in one of the few stronger cartographic publishing houses in 19thcentury Germany, managed by Carl Flemming (1806-1878). Flemming was aided by cartographer Friedrich Handtke (1815-1879), who worked on nearly every map assignment for the firm.
Mekelle palace of Emperor Yohannes IV (emperor of the whole Ethiopian Empire).
Memorial in Mekelle to more than 60,000 TPLF fighters who died and over 100,000 fighters who were injured in the overthrow of the Marxist Derg regime in 1991.
Nest box for Columba guinea (considered a symbol of peace) in the wall of a homestead in Zerfenti, a village in Tigray where hundreds were killed by Derg bombings.
The Antalo Limestone cliff at Mishlam in the southeastern part of Dogu'a Tembien
Regularised stream, fed by Gereb Segen dam
Large mammals of Dogu'a Tembien
Administrative zones of Tigray
References
- ↑ 2011 National Statistics Archived 2013-03-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Population Projection of Ethiopia for All Regions At Wereda Level from 2014 – 2017. Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Central Statistical Agency. Archived from the original on 6 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ↑ "FDRE States: Basic Information – Tigray". Population. Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 22 March 2006.
- ↑ Hailou, Sesina (31 August 2019). "A holiday just for women". The Reporter (Ethiopia).
Coordinates: 14°08′12″N 38°18′34″E / 14.1365757°N 38.3093262°E