Mendefera
Mendefera(Tigrinya: መንደፈራ), formerly Adi Ugri, is the capital city of the Debub Region of Eritrea. The town's name derives from the high hill in the center of the city, and is a source of pride to Eritreans. It means 'no one dared' and is a reminder of the local anti-colonial movement.
Mendefera መንደፈራ منديفيرا | |
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.jpg) Mendefera Market | |
  Mendefera መንደፈራ منديفيرا Location in Eritrea | |
| Coordinates: 14°53′14″N 38°48′55″E | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Debub |
| District | Mendefera |
| Elevation | 1,972 m (6,470 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Town | 63,492 |
| • Metro | 64,000 |
| Climate | BSh |
History
Mendefera/Adi-ugri is an ancient town of the D'mt kingdom which was established as early as the fifth (5th) century BCE. It evolved into an important city in the Aksumite civilisation. Numerous buildings have been excavated since 1959, with both crosses and local and Roman coins found. Many areas, including tombs, have yet to be explored.
The town is now bustling market town in a fertile region of Eritrea. It is a place where small and large scale factories produce different products.
Mendefera is famous for its anticolonial movement during the Ethiopian Emperor Haileslase and is a great fighter contributor of the Eritrean Libration Front (ELF) as it is home to one of the old schools in Eritrea, San Gorgo.
Location
Some villages in the vicinity of Mendefera include Adi-Bari(ዓዲ ባሪ), Zban ona(ዝባንዑና), Adi-ugri(ዓዲ ወግሪ), Berak(በራኽ), Adi-Gahad(ዓዲ ጋህድ), Dandere genet(ዳንዴረ ገነት), Adi-Zarna(ዓዲ ዛርና), Adi-Blay(ዓዲ ብላይ), Adi-Hare(ዓዲ ሓረ), Enda amanuel(አንዳ ኣማኑኤል), Mai Noh(ማይኖህ), Embezarb(እምበዛርብ), kudofelasi(ኩዶፈላሲ), Adi-Ada(ዓዲ ዓዳ), Deranto(ደርዓንቶ), Adi Bana(ዓዲ ባና), Adi Garma(ዓዲ ጋርማ), Adekemene(ዓደቀመነ), May Lbus(ማይልቡስ), Adi Groto(ዓዲ ጉረቶ), Kloawlia(ክለዉሊዕ), Ginebale(ጊነባለ), Adekeseyemti(ዓደቀሰየምቲ), Kefta(ከፍታ), Adewehaza(ዓደዉሓዛ), Egri mekel(እግሪመኸል),....
Climate
Mendefera has a borderline hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh) that borders both on a cool semi-arid climate (BSk) and a subtropical highland climate (Cwb). Except during the humid wet season of July and August when heavy cloud cover depresses temperatures by around 5 °C or 9.0 °F, daytime temperatures are very warm to hot; however, the thin, dry air means that mornings are pleasantly cool throughout the year.
| Climate data for Mendefera | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 27.8 (82.0) |
28.5 (83.3) |
30.0 (86.0) |
30.0 (86.0) |
29.5 (85.1) |
28.2 (82.8) |
23.3 (73.9) |
22.6 (72.7) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.5 (81.5) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.6 (79.9) |
27.3 (81.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 8.0 (46.4) |
9.2 (48.6) |
11.1 (52.0) |
12.0 (53.6) |
12.7 (54.9) |
12.6 (54.7) |
11.7 (53.1) |
12.3 (54.1) |
12.2 (54.0) |
9.7 (49.5) |
8.6 (47.5) |
8.1 (46.6) |
10.7 (51.3) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 0 (0) |
4 (0.2) |
12 (0.5) |
28 (1.1) |
41 (1.6) |
57 (2.2) |
190 (7.5) |
189 (7.4) |
50 (2.0) |
11 (0.4) |
16 (0.6) |
4 (0.2) |
602 (23.7) |
| Source: Climate-Data[1] | |||||||||||||
See also
- Mendefera District
References
- "Climate-Data : Eritrea". Retrieved 11 July 2013.
2^ Genealogy, Eritrea."List of Eritrean Villages". https://emnetu.com/Publications/Older_publications/Er
3.^ Mendefera,Population."Eritrean cities population". https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Eritrea
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