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Discover Geleba in Eritrea

Geleba in the region of Debub is a place located in Eritrea - some 64 mi or ( 104 km ) South-East of Asmara , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Geleba

Local time in Geleba is now 08:55 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Asmara " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Al Hudaydah, Jizan, Abha, Djibouti, and Massawa. When in this area, you might want to check out Al Hudaydah . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Geleba ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Zala part 1

5:19 min by man2ro
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A reportage made with Costanza Francavilla (www.costanza.tv), shooting for the "Harmful Habits" project. We were in Zala Ambesà, Ethiopia borderline with Eritrea, this is what we saw. If anyone's inte ..

hARMFUL hABITS - a strange kind of solidarity - trailer 2009

5:23 min by embriodotnet
Views: 607 Rating: 5.00

embrio.net ©2009Promo video per Harmful Habits, un documentario sulle Modificazioni Genitali Femminili ideato da embrio.net | digital art lab e prodotto con il contributo dell'IISMAS e del Istituto Sa ..


Debre Damo, Ethiopia

6:05 min by Alex Little
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Visit to Debre Damo Monastery, Ethiopia ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Gulomahda

Gulomakeda (also spelled Gulomahda) is one of the woredas in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. Its name partly comes from the legendary Queen Makeda, also known as the Queen of Sheba. Part of the Misraqawi Zone, Gulomakeda is bordered on the south by Ganta Afeshum, on the west by the Mehakelegnaw (Central) Zone, on the north by Eritrea, on the east by Irob, and on the southeast by Saesi Tsaedaemba. Towns in Gulomakeda include Sebeya and Zalambessa.

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Located at 14.50 39.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Tigray Region, Woredas of Ethiopia

Debre Damo

Debre Damo is the name of a flat-topped mountain, or amba, and a 6th century monastery in northern Ethiopia. The mountain is a steeply rising plateau of trapezoidal shape, about 1000 by 400 meters in dimension. With a latitude and longitude of {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:14|22|21|N|39|17|24|E|type:mountain |primary |name= }}, it sits at an elevation of 2216 meters above sea level. It is located west of Adigrat in the Mehakelegnaw Zone of the Tigray Region.

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Located at 14.37 39.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Christian monasteries established in the 6th century, Christian monasteries in Ethiopia, Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo church buildings, History of Ethiopia

Matara, Eritrea

Matara (or Metera) is an archaeological site in Eritrea. Situated a few kilometers south of Senafe, it was a major city in the Dʿmt and Aksumite kingdoms. 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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Located at 14.67 39.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Aksumite cities, Ancient cities, Archaeological sites in Eritrea, Debub Region, Former populated places in Eritrea

Ganta Afeshum

Ganta Afeshum is one of the woredas in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Misraqawi Zone, Ganta Afeshum is bordered on the south by Hawzen, on the west by the Mehakelegnaw (Central) Zone, on the north by Gulomahda, and on the east by Saesi Tsaedaemba. Towns in Ganta Afeshum include Bizet. Town of Adigrat is surrounded by Ganta Afeshum. There are several local monolithic churches in this woreda, which include Mariyam Si'it and Samuel Mayaba (abandoned as of 1970).

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Located at 14.33 39.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Tigray Region, Woredas of Ethiopia

Senafe

Senafe is a market town in southern Eritrea, on the edge of the Ethiopian highlands. The surrounding area is inhabited by the Saho people and the Tigrinya people. Senafe is known for the ruins of Metera (also known as Balaw Kalaw), the monolithic church of Enda-Tradqan, the monastery of Debre Libanos (built in the sixth century and known for its mummies) and for the local stone outcrops.

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Located at 14.70 39.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Debub Region, Populated places in Eritrea