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Mekelle (Tigrinya: መቐለ), or Mek'ele, is a special zone and capital of the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. Mekelle was formerly the capital of Enderta awraja in Tigray. [4] It is located around 780 kilometres (480 mi) north of the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, with an elevation of 2,254 metres (7,395 ft) above sea level. Administratively ...
1920s and 1930s – Mekelle emerged as a major trade center. 8 November 1935 – the Italians invaded Mekelle, contributed considerably to its modernization. [5] 1938 – two shops opened, two Italian restaurant and Hotel Amba Aradam with four rooms. [6] May 1943 – Mekelle was the epicentre of Woyane rebellion against the weak Haile Selassie ...
The siege of Mekelle, sometimes known as the battle of Mekelle, took place in January 1896 during the First Italo-Ethiopian War. Italian forces surrendered a partially completed fort at Mekelle , a city in the northern Tigray Region of Ethiopia which they had occupied since 1895, to Ethiopian forces.
The table below shows cities and towns with more than 40,000 inhabitants (from the projection for 2016 by using the 2007 census data). [1] [2] The population numbers are referring to the inhabitants of the cities themselves, suburbs and the metropolitan area outside the city area are not taken into account.
The Mekelle offensive was a military campaign fought at the start of the Tigray War between the national armed forces of Ethiopia and the Tigray Region.The Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) launched an offensive aimed at seizing the Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF) controlled regional capital of Mekelle starting on 17 November 2020.
Mekelle Institute of Technology: Mekelle: 2002 Private In 2013 merged with Mekelle University: Dr.Tewelde Legesse Nursing School: Mekelle: Governmental Maichew Technical College (MTC) Maichew: 1990 Governmental Medco Bio-Medical College: Mekelle: Private Head office in Addis Ababa: Mekelle: 2009 E.c private Mekelle University: Mekelle, Quiha ...
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