Adi Keyh ( "Red Village"), is a
market town
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in
Eritrea
Eritrea, officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa, with its capital and largest city being Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia in the Eritrea–Ethiopia border, south, Sudan in the west, and Dj ...
, lying approximatively 110 kilometers southeast of
Asmara
Asmara ( ), or Asmera (), is the capital and most populous city of Eritrea, in the country's Central Region (Eritrea), Central Region. It sits at an elevation of , making it the List of capital cities by altitude, sixth highest capital in the wo ...
. It lies almost 2,500 metres above
sea level
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and has a population of around 40,000 people. They speak Tigrinya and saho. The ruins of
Qohaito and
Toconda lie near the town. Eritrea's College of Science and Arts, which cost $17 million to construct, is located in Adi Keih.
Alternative spellings of its name include: ''Adi Caie'', ''Addi Caieh'', ''Adi Ciah'', ''Adi Keih'', ''Adi Qeyh'', ''Adi Keyih'' and ''Adi Kaie''.
Notable people
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Yirgalem Fisseha Mebrahtu, poet
See also
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List of highest towns by country
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References
Subregions of Eritrea
Southern region (Eritrea)
Populated places in Eritrea
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