Afabet

Afabet
Afabet
Coordinates	16 ° 11 ′  N , 38 ° 41 ′  E Coordinates: 16 ° 11 ′  N , 38 ° 41 ′  E
Basic data
Country	Eritrea
province	Semienawi Kayih Bahri
height	960 m
Residents	35,673 (1997)

Afabet is a city in the Eritrean region of Northern Red Sea Region . It is the capital of the Afabet district and is located on the S1 highway from Keren to Nakfa on a dry plateau. An estimate from 1997 assumes a population of 35,673, but this number is uncertain and may have changed considerably in recent decades.

history

In Afabet, the Eritrean People's Liberation Front won a major victory against the Ethiopian troops in the Eritrean War of Independence in 1988 . Afabet was completely destroyed in this battle, but then rebuilt.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Population figures for the largest cities and towns in Eritrea.
2. ↑ Eritrea: A Look Back at the Battle of Afabet
3. ^ Edward Denison, Edward Paice: Eritrea - the Bradt Travel Guide . Bradt Travel Guides Ltd, 2002, ISBN 1 84162 057 2