Gash‑Barka

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Gash‑Barka is a largely agricultural region in southwestern Eritrea known for its fertile land and role as one of the country’s main food-producing areas.

Aliases (2)

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative region
region of Eritrea
administrativeLevel first-level subdivision
bordersCountry Ethiopia
Sudan
bordersRegion Anseba
Debub
Maekel
capital Barentu
climate semi-arid
continent Africa
country Eritrea
countrySubdivisionCode ER-GB
economicActivity agriculture
livestock rearing
hasCharacteristic fertile land
hasEthnicGroup Bilen
Kunama
Nara NERFINISHED
Tigre
Tigrinya
hasNickname breadbasket of Eritrea
hasReligion Christianity
Islam
hasRiver Barka River NERFINISHED
Gash River NERFINISHED
hasSettlement Akordat
Barentu
Haykota
Mendefera border areas
Shambuko
Tesseney
landUse largely agricultural
languageUsed Kunama
Nara NERFINISHED
Tigre
Tigrinya
largestCity Barentu
locatedIn southwestern Eritrea
namedAfter Barka River NERFINISHED
Gash River NERFINISHED
partOf western lowlands of Eritrea
role major food-producing area of Eritrea
subdivisionOf State of Eritrea NERFINISHED
timeZone East Africa Time NERFINISHED
utcOffset +3

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Debub ("Gash-Barka")
borderWith
Debub ("Mendefera")
capital
Debub ("Mendefera")
hasCity
Eritrea
includesRegion

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