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Adigrat

Adigrat
ዓዲግራት
City
Clockwise from top: Adigrat panoramic view, Cathedral of the Holy Savior, Debre Damo Monastery, typical street, downtown.
Clockwise from top: Adigrat panoramic view, Cathedral of the Holy Savior, Debre Damo Monastery, typical street, downtown.
Adigrat is located in Ethiopia
Adigrat
Adigrat
Location within Ethiopia
Adigrat is located in Horn of Africa
Adigrat
Adigrat
Location within the Horn of Africa
Adigrat is located in Africa
Adigrat
Adigrat
Location within Africa
Coordinates: 14°16′N 39°27′E / 14.267°N 39.450°E / 14.267; 39.450
Country Ethiopia
Region Tigray
ZoneMisraqawi (Eastern)
WoredaAdigrat
Area
 • Total
18.77 km2 (7.25 sq mi)
Elevation
2,457 m (8,061 ft)
Population
 (2007)[1]
 • Total
57,588
 • Estimate 
(2021)[2]
116,193
 • Density3,703/km2 (9,590/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+03:00 (EAT)
Post Code
20[3]
Area code(+251) 34
Websitewww.adigratcity.org.et

Adigrat (Tigrinya: ዓዲግራት , ʿaddigrat, also called ʿAddi Grat) is a city and separate woreda in Tigray Region of Ethiopia. It is located in the Misraqawi Zone at longitude and latitude 14°16′N 39°27′E / 14.267°N 39.450°E / 14.267; 39.450, with an elevation of 2,457 metres (8,061 ft) above sea level and below a high ridge to the west. Adigrat is a strategically important gateway to Eritrea and the Red Sea. Adigrat was part of Ganta Afeshum woreda before a separate woreda was created for the city. Currently, Adigrat serves as the capital of the Eastern Tigray zone.

Adigrat is one of the most important cities of Tigray, which evolved from earlier political centers and camps of regional governors. Antalo, Aläqot and Adigrat were a few of them. The decline of Antalo was followed by the rise of Adigrat as another prominent, yet short-lived, capital of Tigray.[4] It used to serve as the capital of Agame.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference CSA 2007 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Population Projection Towns as of July 2021" (PDF). Ethiopian Statistics Agency. 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Adigrat Postal Code". Geopost Codes. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  4. ^ Gebrelibanos, Tsegay (2003). "Addigrat". In Uhlig, Siegbert (ed.). Encyclopaedia Aethiopica. Vol. 1. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag.

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