
The six
regions 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 ...
are divided into administrative subregions.
Anseba Region
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Adi Tekelezan
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Asmat
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Hamelmalo
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Elabered
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Geleb
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Hagaz
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Halhal
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Habero
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Keren
Keren may refer to:
Places Inhabited places
* Keren, Eritrea, a city in Eritrea, formerly called Cheren
* Keren Subregion, Anseba region, Eritrea
Other places
* House of Keren, a historical house in Taganrog, Rostov Oblast, Russia
* Keren, a cr ...
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Kerkebet
Kerkebet ( ar, كركبت, ti, ከርከበት), alternatively Carcabat, is a town in Eritrea. It is located in the Anseba region and is the capital of the Kerkebet Subregion.
Wildlife such as the Grévy's zebra, Spotted hyena, ostrich, and a v ...
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Sela Sela may refer to:
People Surname
* Avraham Sela (born 1950), Israeli political scientist
* Dudi Sela (born 1985), Israeli tennis player
* Jonas Sela (born 1984), German footballer
* Jonathan Sela (born 1978), French-born Israeli cinematographe ...
Central (Maekel) Region
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Berikh
Berikh ( ar, بريخ) is a town in Eritrea. It is located in the Maekel (Central) region
In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geog ...
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Ghala Nefhi Ghala Nefhi ( ar, غلا نفي) is a town in Eritrea. It is located in the Maekel (Central) region and is the capital of Ghala Nefhi district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local go ...
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North Eastern
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North western
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Serejaka
Serejeka ( ti, ሰረጀቓ) ( ar, سيريجاكا) is a town in Eritrea. Located in the Maekel (Central) region, it is the capital of the Serejaka district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed ...
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South Eastern
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South Western
Gash-Barka Region
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Akurdet
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Barentu
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Aderde
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Forto
Forto ( ar, فورتو) (Tigrinya: ፎርቶ ሳዋ)is a town in Eritrea. It is located in the Gash-Barka region
In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical charact ...
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Gogne
Gogne ( ar, جوني) is a town in western Eritrea. It is the capital of the Gogne district in the Gash-Barka region
In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical cha ...
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Goluj
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Haykota
Haykota ( ar, هاكوتا) is a small town in the western Gash-Barka region of Eritrea
Eritrea ( ; ti, ኤርትራ, Ertra, ; ar, إرتريا, ʾIritriyā), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region ...
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Logo Anseba
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Mensura
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Mogolo
Mogolo ( ar, موقولو) is a city in the western Gash-Barka region of Eritrea.
Location
It is the principal town in the Mogolo district of the Gash-Barka region.
Nearby towns and villages include Chibabo (2.3 nm), Attai (4.1 nm), ...
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Molki
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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 ...
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Teseney
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Upper Gash
Upper may refer to:
* Shoe upper or ''vamp'', the part of a shoe on the top of the foot
* Stimulant, drugs which induce temporary improvements in either mental or physical function or both
* ''Upper'', the original film title for the 2013 found fo ...
Northern Red Sea Region
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Afabet
Afabet ( ti, ኣፍዓበት) is a town in northern Eritrea.
Overview
Afabet is the capital of the Afabet district.
It is the site of the Battle of Afabet, which took place during the Eritrean War of Independence. The city is still surrounded ...
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Adobha
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Dahlak
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Ghela'elo
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Foro
Foro ( ar, فورو, ti, ፎሮ) is a town in the Northern Red Sea region (Zoba Semienawi Keyih Bahri) of Eritrea.
Overview
A small city located near the coast, Foro was built at the confluence of the Haddas The Haddas River (alt. Hadas Rive ...
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Ghinda
Ghinda ( ti, ጊንዳዕ) is a town in the Northern Red Sea region of Eritrea. It is situated in the Ghinda Subregion, and lies between Asmara and Massawa.
Overview
Ghinda is a major fruit and vegetable growing area and a centre for Tigre Mu ...
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Karura
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Massawa
Massawa ( ; ti, ምጽዋዕ, məṣṣəwaʿ; gez, ምጽዋ; ar, مصوع; it, Massaua; pt, Maçuá) is a port city in the Northern Red Sea region of Eritrea, located on the Red Sea at the northern end of the Gulf of Zula beside the Dahl ...
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Nakfa
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She'eb
Southern (Debub) Region
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Mai ani
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Tsorona Tsorona ( Ge’ez : ጾሮና) is a subregion in the southern Debub region of Eritrea
Eritrea ( ; ti, ኤርትራ, Ertra, ; ar, إرتريا, ʾIritriyā), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of ...
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Adi Keyh
Addi Keyh ( ti, ዓዲ ቐይሕ), also Adi Keyh Adi jeganu (Addi Keyh "Red Village"), is a market town in Eritrea, lying approximatively 110 kilometers southeast of Asmara. It lies almost 2,500 metres above sea level and has a population of aroun ...
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Adi Quala
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Areza
Areza ( ti, ዓረዛ) is a town in the Debub (Southern) region of Eritrea. It is the capital of the Areza Subregion. It lies to the west of Mendefera. The area is primarily agricultural and contains 20 ''kebabis'' (residential areas).
Histor ...
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Debarwa
Debarwa ( ) is a market town in central Eritrea. It is situated about 25 kilometers south of the capital Asmara, and has a population of about 25,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Debarwa district (''Tsilima'') in the Debub ("Southern") ...
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Dekemhare
Dekemhare (sometimes spelled ''Decamare'') is a town in Eritrea, lying south east of Asmara. Developed as an industrial center, it became a large scale industrial and transportation city, known for its vineyards but was partly destroyed in the Eri ...
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Mai-Mne
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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 ...
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Segeneiti
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Senafe
Senafe ar, صنعفى, ti, ሰንዓፈ is a market town in southern Eritrea, on the edge of the Eritrean highlands, Eritrean highlands ሶይራ. The surrounding area is inhabited by the Saho people and the Tigrinya people, its well known by ...
Southern Red Sea Region
The Southern Red Sea Region (, it, Regione del Mar Rosso Meridionale, ) is an administrative region of Eritrea. It lies along the southern half of the Red Sea, and contains the coastal city of Assab. It borders the Northern Red Sea Region, and ...
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Are'eta
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Assab
Assab or Aseb (, ) is a port city in the Southern Red Sea Region of Eritrea. It is situated on the west coast of the Red Sea.
Languages spoken in Assab are predominantly Afar, Tigrinya, and Arabic. Assab is known for its large market, beaches ...
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Central Denkalya
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Southern Denkalya
References
Eritrea, Districts of
Subregions, Eritrea
Subregions
A subregion is a part of a larger region or continent and is usually based on location. Cardinal directions, such as south are commonly used to define a subregion.
United Nations subregions
The Statistics Division of the United Nations (UN) ...
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