Zalambessa

E900897

Zalambessa is a town in the Tigray Region of northern Ethiopia, situated near the border with Eritrea and known for its strategic location along the main road between the two countries.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Tsorona-Zalambessa area 1
Zalambessa canonical 1

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Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf town
administrativeRegion Eastern Tigray
linked to: Eastern Tigray Zone
borderTownFacing Eritrea
borderTownOf Ethiopia
conflictSite Eritrean–Ethiopian War
Tigray War
continent Africa
country Ethiopia
countrySubdivision Tigray Region
linked to: Tigray region
hasNearbySettlement Eritrean town of Zalambessa (opposite side of border)
hasStrategicImportance Ethiopia–Eritrea border
hasStrategicRole cross-border trade route
military corridor along Ethiopia–Eritrea front
locatedEastOf Adigrat
locatedIn Tigray Region
linked to: Tigray region

northern Ethiopia
linked to: Northern Ethiopia
locatedNear Eritrea
border of Eritrea
locatedOn Asmara–Adigrat road
main road between Ethiopia and Eritrea
locatedSouthOf Asmara
partOf Ethiopia–Eritrea border region
Horn of Africa
regionCapitalNearby Mekelle
roadConnection connects Eritrea with interior of Tigray
timeZone East Africa Time
usedLanguage Amharic
Tigrinya
utcOffset +3

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Referenced by (2)

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

Adigrat nearbyCity Zalambessa
Eritrea–Ethiopia border disputedArea Tsorona-Zalambessa area
linked to: Zalambessa