Medri Bahri area
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Medri Bahri area is a historical region in present-day Eritrea, traditionally associated with the Saho people and known for its role in the highland-coastal cultural and political landscape of the Horn of Africa.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Medri Bahri area canonical | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup |
Saho people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tigrinya-speaking communities ⓘ |
| borders | Red Sea coastal lowlands ⓘ |
| country | Eritrea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalZone | Afro-Asiatic linguistic area ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole | highland-coastal interface ⓘ |
| hasEconomicRole |
agro-pastoral activities
ⓘ
link between inland agriculture and coastal trade ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | shared Saho and Tigrinya cultural traditions ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalRole | highland-coastal interface ⓘ |
| hasTerrain |
escarpments overlooking coastal plains
ⓘ
mountainous highlands ⓘ |
| historicalLanguage |
Saho
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tigrinya ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
early modern era
ⓘ
medieval era ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
coastal Muslim trading communities
ⓘ
highland Christian polities ⓘ |
| knownFor |
highland-coastal cultural exchanges
ⓘ
multi-ethnic interactions ⓘ role in regional trade routes between highlands and coast ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Horn of Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
present-day Eritrea ⓘ |
| partOf | Eritrean Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfHistoricalContext | Horn of Africa political history ⓘ |
| regionType |
highland region
ⓘ
transitional zone between highlands and coastal lowlands ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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