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Discover Adi Yas in Ethiopia

Adi Yas in the region of Tigray Region is a town located in Ethiopia - some 352 mi or ( 566 km ) North of Addis Ababa , the country's capital .

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Local time in Adi Yas is now 08:17 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Addis Ababa " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Jizan, Ali Sabih, Zamirat, Yaha, and Nefag. When in this area, you might want to check out Jizan . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Adi Yas ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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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 6 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 7 km away
Tags: 6th-century establishments in Ethiopia, Christian monasteries established in the 6th century, Christian monasteries in Ethiopia, Tigray Region

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 12 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

Adwa (woreda)

Adwa is one of the woredas in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Mehakelegnaw Zone, Adwa is bordered on the south by Werie Lehe, on the west by La'ilay Maychew, on the north by Mereb Lehe, and on the east by Enticho. Town of Adwa is surrounded by Adwa woreda.

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Located at 14.25 38.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Tigray Region, Woredas 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 16 km away
Tags: 1995 disestablishments, Provinces of Ethiopia