-
You are here:
- Homepage »
- Ethiopia »
- Tigray Region » Adigrat
Adigrat Destination Guide
Touring Adigrat in Ethiopia
Adigrat in the region of Tigray Region with its 65,000 citizens is a city located in Ethiopia - some 366 mi or ( 589 km ) North of Addis Ababa , the country's capital city .
Time in Adigrat is now 01:33 PM (Saturday) . 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: Al Hudaydah, Jizan, Abha, Djibouti, and Ya'awo. Being here already, consider visiting Al Hudaydah . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Adigrat ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Meskel celebrations in Adigrat
Meskel festival in Adigrat ..
hARMFUL hABITS - a strange kind of solidarity - trailer 2009
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 ..
Videos provided by Youtube are under the copyright of their owners.
Interesting facts about this location
Adigrat
Adigrat is a city and separate woreda in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. Located in the Misraqawi Zone at longitude and latitude {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:14|16|N|39|27|E||| |primary |name= }} with an elevation of 2457 meters above sea level, below a high ridge to the west, Adigrat is the last important Ethiopian city south of the border with Eritrea, and is considered to be a strategically important gateway to Eritrea and the Red Sea. It was part of Ganta Afeshum woreda.
Located at 14.27 39.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Misraqawi Zone
Misraqawi (or "Eastern") is a Zone in the Ethiopian Region of Tigray. Misraqawi is bordered on the east by the Afar Region, on the south by Debub Misraqawi (South Eastern), on the west by Mehakelegnaw (Central) and on the north by Eritrea. Its highest point is Mount Asimba (3,250 m). Towns and cities in Misraqawi include Adigrat, Atsbi, Hawzen, and Wiqro.
Located at 14.17 39.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Idaga Hamus
Idaga Hamus is a town in northern Ethiopia. Located 80 kilometers north of Mekele in the Mirabawi Zone of the Tigray Region (or kilil) of Ethiopia, this town has a latitude and longitude of {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:14|11|N|39|34|E||| | |name= }} with an elevation of 2670 meters above sea level. A number of rock-hewn churches have been reported near this town which include: Debre Zakarios Giyorgis and Cherqos, a collapsed one at Dengelat, Guwahigot Yesus and Yohannes.
Located at 14.18 39.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
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.
Located at 14.37 39.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Saesi Tsaedaemba
Saesi Tsaedaemba is one of the woredas in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. Located in the Misraqawi Zone at the eastern edge of the Ethiopian highlands, Saesi Tsaedaemba is bordered on the south by Kilte Awulaelo, on the southwest by Hawzen, on the west by Ganta Afeshum, on the northwest by Gulomahda, on the north by Irob, on the east by the Afar Region, and on the southeast by Atsbi Wenberta. Towns in Saesi Tsaedaemba include Edaga Hamus and Freweyni (also known as Sinkata).
Located at 14.25 39.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Historical Weather
Related Locations
Information of geographic nature is based on public data provided by geonames.org, CIA world facts book, Unesco, DBpedia and wikipedia. Weather is based on NOAA GFS.