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The Southern region (Tigrinya: ዞባ ደቡብ, romanized: zoba debub, Arabic: إقليم الجنوبي), is an administrative region of Eritrea. The region was formed on 15 April 1996, from the historical provinces of Seraye and Akele Guzai. It lies along a portion of the national border with Ethiopia. As of 2005, the region had ...
At the time of independence in 1993 Eritrea was arranged into ten provinces. These provinces were similar to the nine provinces operating during the colonial period. In 1996, these were consolidated into six regions (zobas). Gash-Barka Region is the largest and sparsely populated region and is called the "bread-basket".
Senafe subregion is a subregion in the Debub (Southern) region (Zoba Debub) of Eritrea. Its capital is Senafe, and high points include Emba Soira. Overview
5 Southern (Debub) region. 6 Southern Red Sea region. 7 References. Toggle the table of contents. ... The six regions of Eritrea are divided into administrative ...
Areza (Tigrinya: ዓረዛ) is a town in the Debub (Southern) region of Eritrea. It is the capital of the Areza subregion. [1] It lies to the west of Mendefera. The area is primarily agricultural and contains 20 kebabis (residential areas). [2]
Qohaito (Tigrinya: ቆሓይቶ) or Koloe was a major ancient city in what is now the Debub region of Eritrea. It was a pre-Aksumite settlement that thrived during the Aksumite period. The city was located over 2,500 meters above sea level, on a high plateau at the edge of the Great Rift Valley.
Eritrea: Region: Debub (Southern) Capital: Debarwa: Time zone: UTC+3 (GMT +3) Debarwa subregion is a subregion in the southern Debub region (Zoba Debarwa) of Eritrea.
Mendefera (Tigrinya: መንደፈራ), formerly Adi Ugri, is an ancient town which is now the capital city of the Southern Region or Zoba Debub of Eritrea. [1] The town's name derives from the high hill in the center of the city and it means that "who dared it" (in English) or "መን ደፈራ"( in Tigrinya) as it was a jungle and is a source of pride to Eritreans.