Hibret(
Ge'ez: ሕብረት), is a village town in
Asgede district in the
Tigray Region
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of
Ethiopia
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located 52 km west of
Shire
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in the way from
Inda Aba Guna
Inda Aba Guna( Ge'ez: እንዳባጉና), is a town in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia located at 925 km north of Addis Ababa and 270 km north of Mekelle along the highway which runs from Shire to Gondar
Gondar, also spelled Gonder ...
to
Hitsats.
The town is the administrative center of the Hibret subdistrict (tabia) home to more than 10,000 residents. During the
Tigray war on 29 April 2021, more than 20 civilians were
killed
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*** Murder, unlawful killing of another human without ...
by the
Ethiopian National Defence Forces in this village town.
References
Populated places in the Tigray Region
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