Adigrat

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Adigrat is a major town in northern Ethiopia known as a commercial and administrative center near the Eritrean border.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Adigrat canonical 8
Adigrat Hospital 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
town
climate temperate highland climate
coordinateLocation 14.277°N 39.462°E
country Ethiopia
distanceToMekelle about 120 kilometres north
economy agriculture
services
small-scale manufacturing
trade
elevationAboveSeaLevel ~2457 metres
hasCommunicationInfrastructure telecommunications services
hasEducationalInstitution Adigrat University
hasFeature administrative offices for Eastern Tigray
market center for surrounding rural areas
hasHospital Adigrat self-linksurface differs
surface form: Adigrat Hospital
hasNearbyGeologicalFeature Adigrat Sandstone formations
hasPostalCode ~4450
hasPowerSupply connected to national electricity grid
hasReligiousBuilding Catholic Cathedral of the Holy Saviour
various Ethiopian Orthodox churches
hasTransportConnection Ethiopian north–south trunk road
surface form: Ethiopian Highway 2
hasUniversity Adigrat University main campus
historicalRegion Tigray region
surface form: Tigray
languageUsed Amharic
Tigrinya
locatedIn Tigray region
surface form: Tigray Region

northern Ethiopia
locatedInAdministrativeDivision Eastern Tigray Zone
locatedNear Eritrean border
locatedOn Adigrat–Axum road corridor
majorEthnicGroup Tigray-Tigrinya people
surface form: Tigrayans
nearbyCity Mekelle
Zalambessa
partOf Ethiopian Highlands
regionCapitalOf Eastern Tigray Zone
religion Catholic minority
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
surface form: Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity (majority)
roadDistanceToAsmara approximately 230 kilometres
role administrative center
commercial center
timeZone East Africa Time
usedAs military staging area in conflicts near Eritrean border
utcOffset +3

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tigray region containsCity Adigrat
subject surface form: Tigray Region
Tigray region containsTown Adigrat
subject surface form: Tigray Region
Adwa nearbySettlement Adigrat
Wukro roadConnection Adigrat
Wukro locatedSouthOf Adigrat
Adigrat hasHospital Adigrat self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Adigrat Hospital
Eparchy of Adigrat seeCity Adigrat