Adi-ugri or Adi-wegri (
Tigrinya
(; also spelled Tigrigna) is an Ethio-Semitic language commonly spoken Eritrea and in northern Ethiopia's Tigray Region by the Tigrinya and Tigrayan peoples. It is also spoken by the global diaspora of these regions.
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:ዓዲ ወግሪ) is a village in the former province of
Seraye
The Provinces of Eritrea existed between Eritrea's incorporation as a colony of Italy until the conversion of the provinces into administrative regions.
Overview
In Italian Eritrea, the Italian colonial administration had divided the colony into e ...
,
Eritrea
Eritrea ( ; ti, ኤርትራ, Ertra, ; ar, إرتريا, ʾIritriyā), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of Eastern Africa, with its capital and largest city at Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia ...
. The village is located some two kilometers from the city center of
Mendefera
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. One World-Nations Online, All countries of the world, Map of Eritrea The town's name de ...
to the west and is the origin of Mendefera city.
[Hanevic Kurt, Emnetu Eritrea, List of Eritrean Villages, Seraye-Tekela p18]
Adi-ugri has an estimated population of 2,500 people and is believed to be an ancient place that was founded during pre-
Aksumite
The Kingdom of Aksum ( gez, መንግሥተ አክሱም, ), also known as the Kingdom of Axum or the Aksumite Empire, was a kingdom centered in Northeast Africa and South Arabia from Classical antiquity to the Middle Ages. Based primarily in wha ...
period in around the fifth century BCE.
[Dr.Federica,Crivellellero. Archeologists in Eritrea target unfunded ' rescue excavations, Sudan Tribun Dec 5,2004]
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Villages in Eritrea
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