Agordat
E519849
Agordat is a town in western Eritrea that has historically served as a strategic military and trading center in the region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Agordat canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | town ⓘ |
| administrativeRole | former capital of Barka province ⓘ |
| connectedBy | Asmara–Keren–Agordat road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Eritrea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceFromAsmara | approximately 190 km northwest ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
agricultural trade
ⓘ
livestock trade ⓘ market town ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 600 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| ethnicGroups |
Bilen people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hidareb people NERFINISHED ⓘ Tigre people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingCountry | State of Eritrea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate | semi-arid climate ⓘ |
| hasMarket | central marketplace ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
military outpost
ⓘ
regional trade hub ⓘ |
| knownFor |
banana cultivation in surrounding areas
ⓘ
citrus cultivation in surrounding areas ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Arabic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tigre NERFINISHED ⓘ Tigrinya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gash-Barka Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western Eritrea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Barka River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Keren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionCapitalOf | former Barka province ⓘ |
| regionType | lowland area ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ |
| roadLinks |
to Asmara
ⓘ
to Barentu ⓘ to Keren ⓘ |
| servedAs |
strategic military center
ⓘ
trading center ⓘ |
| strategicFunction |
logistics center
ⓘ
military staging area ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
access to Sudanese border regions
ⓘ
control of routes between highlands and lowlands ⓘ |
| surroundingLandUse |
irrigated agriculture
ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ |
| timezone | East Africa Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportRole | regional transport node ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Eritrean War of Independence
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Italo-Ethiopian conflicts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +3 ⓘ |
| wasPartOf |
Ethiopian-administered Eritrea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Italian Eritrea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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