Shambuko Subregion is a subregion in the western Gash-Barka

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(Zoba Gash-Barka) of

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 ...

. Its capital lies at

Shambuko Shambuko ( ar, شامبيكو, ) is a small town in the Gash-Barka Region of Eritrea. The town was overrun by Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Feder ...

History

The town and district was overrun by

Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...

during the Eritrean-Ethiopian War when the population fled.

Towns and villages

* Badme *

References

Awate.com: Martyr Statistics
Subregions of Eritrea {{eritrea-geo-stub