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Tigrāy Kilil'		 'the Tigray Region'
Flag of the Tigray Region
Flag
Location of the Tigray Region
Map of Ethiopia highlighting the Tigray region
Capital city Mek'ele
Official languages Amharic
Recognised regional languages\Dialects Tigrinya
Demonym Tigray-Tigrinya
Currency Birr
Internet TLD .et
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For other uses please see Tigre (disambiguation)

Tigray Region (ትግራይ ክልል Tigrāy Kilil) is the northernmost of the nine ethnic regions (kililoch) of Ethiopia containing the homeland of the Tigray people. Ethiopia is divided into 9 ethnically-based administrative regions ( kililoch; singular kilil) and three chartered cities ( astedader akababiwach Ethiopia is divided into 9 ethnically-based administrative regions ( kililoch; singular kilil) and three chartered cities ( astedader akababiwach NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page The article has so much wrong statements Readers should not take it serious It was formerly known as Region 1. Its capital is Mek'ele. Mekelle is a city and Woreda in northern Ethiopia

Tigray is bordered by Eritrea to the north (independent from Ethiopia since 1993), Sudan to the west, the Afar Region to the east and the Amhara Region to the south. Eritrea () ( Ge'ez: ኤርትራ ʾErtrā, Arabic: إرتريا Iritriya) officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Sudan (officially the Republic of Sudan) ( السودان al-Sūdān is a country in northeastern Africa. Afar is one of the nine ethnic divisions ( Kililoch) of Ethiopia, and is the homeland of the Afar people. Amhara (አማራ is one of the nine ethnic divisions ( Kililoch) of Ethiopia, containing the homeland of the Amhara people. Besides Mek'ele, other major towns and cities in Tigray include Abiy Addi, Adigrat, Adwa, Aksum, Humera, Inda Selassie, Korem, Alamata, Maychew, Wukro, Qwiha, and Zalambessa, as well as the historically significant village of Yeha. Abiy Addi (also spelled Abi Addi; Tigrigna Adigrat is a city in the Tigray Region (or Adwa (also spelled Adowa, Aduwa, or Axum, or Aksum, is a City in northern Ethiopia named after the Kingdom of Aksum, a naval and trading power that ruled from the region ca Humera (also Himera, Ge'ez ሁመራ Shire (ሽሬ also known as Inda Selassie (እንዳ Korem (alternative forms include Quoram Vecchia, Alamata is a town in northern Ethiopia. It is named Maychew ( Tigrinya ማይጭው "Salty water" Wukro (also transliterated Ugoro) is a town in northern Qwiha (also Kuha) is a town located in northern Ethiopia. Located in the Debubawi Zone of the Tigray Region, it lies 10 kilometers south of Tsorona-Zalambessa is a small disputed area on the border between Eritrea and Ethiopia. Yeha ( Ge'ez ይሐ yiḥa, older ESA Himjar waPNG|12px]] ḤW) is a village in northern Ethiopia, located in the Mehakelegnaw

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History

For the history of the Tigray area prior to 1995, see Tigray Province.

In 1998, war erupted between Eritrea and Ethiopia over a portion of territory that had been administered at part of Tigray, which included the town of Badme. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The Eritrean-Ethiopian War took place from May 1998 to June 2000 between Ethiopia and Eritrea, forming one of the Conflicts in the Horn of Africa Badme is a town in the Horn of Africa and the focus of a Territorial dispute between Eritrea and Ethiopia. Following a 2002 United Nations decision, much of this land was awarded to Eritrea, so far however, Ethiopia has refused to implement the final and binding ruling and as a result, relation with Eritrea is very tense. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security

Canyon west of Adigrat in northern Tigray
Canyon west of Adigrat in northern Tigray

Demographics

Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency (CSA) of Ethiopia published in 2005, Tigray has an estimated total population of 4,334,996, consisting of 2,136,000 men and 2,198,996 women. The Central Statistical Agency ( CSA; Amh: የማዕከላዊ ስታቲስቲክስ ኤጀንሲ is an agency of the government of Ethiopia designated 3,519,000 or 81. 2% of the population are estimated to be rural inhabitants, while 816,000 or 18. 8% are urban. With an estimated area of 50,078. 64 square kilometers, this region has an estimated density of 86. 56 people per square kilometer. [1]

According to the 1994 Census the state's population was 3,136,267, of which 1,542,165 were males and 1,594,102 were females. The urban residents of the region numbered 468, 478, and its rural residents 2,667,789. 95. 5% of the population were Orthodox Christians, while 4. 1% and 0. 4% were Muslims and Catholics, respectively. The State is predominantly Tigrayan, at 94. The article has so much wrong statements Readers should not take it serious 98% of the population, while 2. 6% Amhara, 0. 7% Irob (i. e. Saho), and 0. The Saho, sometimes called Soho, are an ethnic group living largely in the Southern and Northern Red Sea regions of Eritrea, but some also live 05% Kunama. Its working language is Tigrinya. Tigrinya ( Ge'ez: ትግርኛ tigriññā) also spelled Tigrigna, Tigrina, less commonly Tigrinian, Tigrinyan, is [2]

Mountains of Lemalimo near Inda Selassie in western Tigray
Mountains of Lemalimo near Inda Selassie in western Tigray

Agriculture

The CSA estimated in 2005 that farmers in Tigray had a total of 2,713,750 cattle (representing 7. Shire (ሽሬ also known as Inda Selassie (እንዳ 0% of Ethiopia's total cattle), 72,640 sheep (0. 42%), 208,970 goats (1. 61%), 1,200 horses (less than 0. 1%), 9,190 mules (6. 24%), 386,600 asses (15. 43%), 32,650 camels (7. 15%), 3,180,240 poultry of all species (10. 3%), and 20,480 beehives (0. 47%). [3]


Landmarks of Tigray

A distinctive feature of Tigray are its rock-hewn churches. Similar in design to those of Lalibela, these churches are found in four or five clusters -- Gheralta, Takatisfi, Atsbi and Tembien -- with Wukro sometimes included. Lalibela is a town in northern Ethiopia. Lalibela is one of Ethiopia's holiest cities second only to Aksum, and is a center of Pilgrimage for much of the Atsbi (also known as Atsbi Endaselas) is a town in northern Ethiopia. Some of the churches are considered earlier than those of Lalibela, perhaps dating from the eighth century. The 8th century is the period from 701 to 800 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. Mostly monolithic, with designs partly inspired by classical architecture, they are often located at the top of cliffs or steep hills, for security. Monolithic architecture is a style of construction in which a building is carved cast or excavated from a single piece of material The term Classical architecture has a specific Archaeological meaning relating to the architecture of Classical Greece In Geography and Geology, a cliff is a significant vertical or near vertical rock exposure For example, Tigray's ancient Debre Damo monastery is accessible only by climbing a rope 25 meters up a sheer cliff. Debre Damo is the name of a flat-topped mountain or amba, and a 6th century Monastery in northern Ethiopia.

Presidents of the Executive Committee

(This list is based on information from Worldstatesmen.org. The Tigrayan People's Liberation Front (TPLF known more commonly in Ethiopia as Woyane or Weyane ( Ge'ez: ሕዝባዊ ወያኔ ሓርነት ትግራይ )

Zones

See also

References

  1. ^ CSA 2005 National Statistics, Table B. Mi'irabawi (or "Western" is one of four Zones in the Ethiopian Tigray Region. Misraqawi (or "Eastern" is a Zone in the Ethiopian Region of Tigray. Mehakelegnaw (or "The central " is a Zone in the Ethiopian Region of Tigray. Debubawi (or "Southern" is one of five Zones in the Ethiopian Region of Tigray. This is a list of the 35 Woredas or districts in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia, compiled from material on the Central Statistical Agency website 3.
  2. ^ FDRE States: Basic Information - Tigray, Population (accessed 22 March 2006)
  3. ^ CSA 2005 National Statistics, Tables D. 3 - D. 5.

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