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Adi Tesfo Destination Guide

Touring Adi Tesfo in Ethiopia

Adi Tesfo in the region of Tigray Region is a city located in Ethiopia - some 347 mi or ( 559 km ) North of Addis Ababa , the country's capital city .

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Time in Adi Tesfo is now 01:50 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Addis Ababa " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Jizan, Ali Sabih, Tekle Haymanot, Nefag, and Massawa. Being here already, consider visiting Jizan . Check out our recommendations for Adi Tesfo ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Battle of Adwa

The Battle of Adwa (also known as Adowa, or sometimes by the Italian name Adua) was fought on 1 March 1896 between the Ethiopian Empire and the Kingdom of Italy near the town of Adwa, Ethiopia, in Tigray. It was the climactic battle of the First Italo-Ethiopian War, securing Ethiopian sovereignty. As the 20th century approached, most of Africa had been carved up among the European powers.

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Located at 14.02 38.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: 1896 in Ethiopia, 1896 in Italy, Battles involving Ethiopia, Battles involving Italy, Battles of the First Italo-Ethiopian War, Conflicts in 1896, History of Eritrea, History of Ethiopia, Military history of Eritrea, Military history of Ethiopia

Tigray Province

Tigray was a province of Ethiopia. The Tigray Region superseded the province with the adoption of the new constitution in 1995. The province of Tigre (as it was known prior to the mid-1800s) merged with its neighboring provinces, including Semien, Tembien, Agame and the prominent Enderta province and towards the end of 19th century it came to be known as Tigray province.

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Located at 14.00 39.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: 1995 disestablishments, Provinces of Ethiopia

Adwa

Adwa (also spelled Adowa, Aduwa, or Adua in Italian) is a market town and separate woreda in northern Ethiopia, and best known as the community closest to the decisive Battle of Adowa fought in 1896 with Italian troops. Notably, Ethiopian soldiers won the battle, thus being the only African nation to thwart European colonialism.

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Located at 14.17 38.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Tigray Region

Abba Garima Monastery

Abba Garima Monastery is an Ethiopian Orthodox monastery, located some 5 kilometres east of Adwa, in the Mehakelegnaw Zone of the Tigray Region of northern Ethiopia. Founded in the sixth century by one of the Nine Saints, Abba Garima and built by King Gabra Masqal (also Gebre Meskel), it became known for its early manuscript copy of the gospels and its treasury.

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Located at 14.16 38.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: 6th-century establishments in Ethiopia, Christian monasteries established in the 6th century, Christian monasteries in Ethiopia, Tigray Region

Ezana Stone

The Ezana stone is an artifact from the ancient Kingdom of Aksum. It is a stone monument which documents the conversion of King Ezana to Christianity and his subjugation of various neighboring peoples, including Meroë. From AD 330 to 356 King Ezana ruled the ancient Aksumite kingdom in the Horn of Africa.

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Located at 14.12 38.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: 4th-century artefacts, Axum (city), Axumite steles, Ge'ez language, Greek inscriptions, Multilingual texts, Stones