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passed through this town (which he called "A'biyad") 15 April 1843, and described it later as "the principal place of
Tembien, and a large market-town." However, in later years the fortunes of the town varied. By 1890, visitors described Abiy Addi as a small market town which handled various imported
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standing to the west beyond the deep valley of the Tekezé." Buxton notes that the entire height of that mountain range was visible, from the southern foothills to the summit. "And round about the lower slopes, dimly seen through the haze, were many fantastic outlying peaks, square or spiky, like the
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In 1867, Abiy Addi was described as a "Mahomedan place" with, on market days, "about 2,000 people assembled in the market place". In 1938, the town counted approximately 20,000 inhabitants (which was very large for that time).
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In 1938, there were shops and restaurants in Abiy Addi, a telephone and telegraph office, a health post and a school. There was also an important market. At May Lomin, there were gardens with bananas, coffee and lemons.
250:, the lower part being the more respectable part while the upper part "is where you'll find the marketplace ... and the seedier bars in which you're most likely to see Awri dancing as the
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makes Abiy Addi fit for tourism. The high variability of geological formations and the rugged topography invite for geological and geographic tourism or "geotourism". Geosites in the
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mountains of a child's imagination." As for the town itself, Philip Briggs describes it as "a reasonably substantial settlement, set in a dusty valley below an impressive cliff."
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Abiy Addi has an elevation ranging from 1917 to 2275 meters above sea level. From the higher to the lower locations, the following geological formations are present:
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of
Ethiopia (CSA), this town has a total population of 16,115, of whom 7,826 are men and 8,289 women. The majority of the inhabitants said they practiced
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hits the mark." Briggs notes that Abiy Addi is known in Tigray for the frenetic style of dancing called "Awri", as well as the quality of its honey.
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Abiy Addi owed its importance in the 19th century due to its location on the "King's Road", at the point where the road south from
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342:, it was definitely reoccupied by the Italians on 28 February 1936. A rock-hewn church served as the shelter of Ras Kassa.
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Ethiopia: "Mengistu has
Decided to Burn Us like Wood": Bombing of Civilians and Civilian Targets by the Air Force
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373:. The 1994 census reported it had a total population of 7,884 of whom 3,545 were men and 4,339 were women.
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Eritrean Corps. the town was evacuated later that month. Then, after having been headquarters of
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The Derg attacked the town twice in 1988, once with helicopters, killing and wounding 48 people.
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thought that "perhaps the best thing about Abbi Addi was the panorama of the
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described the Abiy Addi market, held on
Saturdays, as of medium size.
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The Nordic Africa
Institute website (accessed 11 December 2007)
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556:"Abyssinia: Being a Continuation of Routes in That Country",
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Abiy Addi is connected to
Mekelle to the east in 90 km and
532:, second edition (London: Ernest Benn, 1957), p. 123
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680:
Nyssen, Jan; Jacob, Miro; Frankl, Amaury, eds. (2019).
545:(Addis Ababa: Haile Selassie University, 1968), p. 284
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558:
361:Based on the 2007 national census conducted by the
275:to the north-northwest in 90 km by asphalt roads.
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731:
234:. Abiy Addi is at the southeastern edge of the
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717:
682:Geo-trekking in Ethiopia's Tropical Mountains
506:Ethiopia: The Bradt Travel Guide, 3rd edition
259:Having visited Abiy Abbi in the mid-1940s,
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839:
724:
710:
675:
673:
246:The town is divided into two parts by the
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473:"Population Size by Sex, Zone and Wereda"
499:
497:
405:Its mountainous nature and proximity to
226:ዓብዪ ዓዲ "Big town") is a town in central
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604:
602:
287:split, one branch taking travellers to
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886:List of districts in the Tigray Region
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503:
1226:Populated places in the Tigray Region
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705:
494:
739:
612:Guida dell'Africa orientale Italiana
599:
238:woreda, of which it is the capital.
429:Arefa, reputedly birthplace of the
13:
609:Consociazione turistica Italiana.
14:
1237:
658:Census 2007 Tables: Tigray Region
59:
873:
801:
784:
776:
761:
327:, Abiy Addi was occupied by the
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122:
58:
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35:
16:Place in Tigray Region, Ethiopia
667:, Tables 2.1, 2.4, 2.5 and 3.4.
651:
634:
596:(London: Methuen, 1901), p. 494
367:Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity
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323:On 5 December 1935, during the
300:goods, such as mirrors made in
641:Anthony Charles Cooke (1867).
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586:
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295:region. The British explorer
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732:Places adjacent to Abiy Addi
543:Economic History of Ethiopia
171:1,950 m (6,400 ft)
7:
574:"Local History in Ethiopia"
436:
426:May Lomin gorge and springs
241:
189: • Estimate
10:
1242:
400:
376:
363:Central Statistical Agency
325:Second Italo-Ethiopian War
278:
1197:
1139:
1111:
1063:
1030:
972:
892:
883:
737:
196:
188:
180:
175:
167:
155:
135:
115:
80:
46:
41:Older houses in Abiy Addi
34:
24:
19:Place in Tigray, Ethiopia
453:Second Battle of Tembien
72:Location within Ethiopia
504:Briggs, Philip (2002).
448:First Battle of Tembien
615:. Milano. p. 281.
631:, 24 July 1990, p. 10
387:Amba Aradam Formation
291:and the other to the
100:13.62306°N 39.00167°E
480:statsethiopia.gov.et
1169:Shire Inda Selassie
644:Routes in Abyssinia
592:Augustus B. Wylde,
541:Richard Pankhurst,
530:Travels in Ethiopia
395:Edaga Arbi Glacials
96: /
1141:North Western Zone
1032:South Eastern Zone
663:2010-11-14 at the
579:2011-05-28 at the
561:, 14 (1844), p. 62
443:History of Tembien
417:Geramba Sillasie,
181: • Total
162:Maekelay (Central)
105:13.62306; 39.00167
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1212:
828:
827:
823:
822:
691:978-3-030-04954-6
554:Charles T. Beke,
391:Adigrat Sandstone
336:Kassa Haile Darge
318:Augustus B. Wylde
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1017:Saesi Tsaedaemba
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594:Modern Abyssinia
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1050:Hintalo Wajirat
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968:
939:La'ilay Maychew
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1012:Kilte Awulaelo
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987:Atsbi Wenberta
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959:Tanqua Millash
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954:Tahtay Maychew
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749:Degol Woyane
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261:David Buxton
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248:Tanqwa River
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236:Kola Tembien
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949:Naeder Adet
482:. July 2022
308:cloth from
289:Debre Tabor
103: /
1103:Raya Azebo
1083:Endamekoni
964:Werie Lehe
944:Mereb Lehe
515:1841620351
459:References
310:Manchester
176:Population
91:39°00′06″E
88:13°37′23″N
997:Gulomahda
932:Abiy Addi
912:Adwa Town
782:Abiy Addi
413:include:
216:Abiy Addi
198:Time zone
168:Elevation
66:Abiy Addi
26:Abiy Addi
1220:Category
1184:Tselemti
902:Abergele
772:Jo’amare
661:Archived
577:Archived
528:Buxton,
437:See also
338:and Ras
242:Overview
232:Ethiopia
224:Tigrigna
220:Abi Addi
130:Ethiopia
1205:Mekelle
1189:Tsimbla
1164:Sheraro
1131:Welkait
1126:Tsegede
1093:Maychew
1078:Alamata
1045:Enderta
982:Adigrat
922:Enticho
868:of the
866:Woredas
745:Itsiwto
407:Mekelle
401:Tourism
377:Geology
329:Italian
279:History
117:Country
1002:Hawzen
793:Aregen
688:
512:
393:, and
371:Muslim
314:Mumbai
306:cotton
302:France
228:Tigray
192:34,176
184:16,115
150:Tigray
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137:Region
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29:ዓብዪ ዓዲ
1088:Korem
1073:Alaje
1022:Wukro
862:Zones
818:Mizan
814:Taget
753:Melfa
486:7 May
476:(PDF)
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203:UTC+3
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