Tigray Region

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:region
gptkbp:administrativeDivision gptkb:Central_Zone
gptkb:Eastern_Zone
gptkb:Southern_Zone
gptkb:North_Western_Zone
gptkb:South_Eastern_Zone
gptkb:Western_Zone
gptkbp:anthem gptkb:Tigray_Regional_Anthem
gptkbp:area 50,079 km²
gptkbp:borders gptkb:Eritrea
gptkb:Afar_Region
gptkb:Amhara_Region
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Mekelle
gptkbp:climate highland climate
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Tigray_conflict_(2020–2022)
gptkbp:country gptkb:Ethiopia
gptkbp:economy gptkb:livestock
agriculture
mining
gptkbp:established 1995
gptkbp:ethnicGroup gptkb:Tigrayans
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Flag_of_Tigray_Region
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:Tigray_Regional_Government
gptkbp:highestPoint Mount Ras Dashen (nearby)
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Tigray_War
Battle of Adwa
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tigray Region
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code ET-TI
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:Amharic
Tigrinya
Afar
gptkbp:largestCity gptkb:Mekelle
gptkbp:locatedIn northern Ethiopia
gptkbp:mainRiver gptkb:Mereb_River
gptkb:Tekeze_River
gptkbp:notableCity gptkb:Adigrat
gptkb:Shire
Axum
gptkbp:notableLandmark gptkb:Obelisk_of_Axum
gptkb:Rock-Hewn_Churches_of_Tigray
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Debretsion_Gebremichael
Meles Zenawi
gptkbp:nowPartOf gptkb:Tigray_Province
gptkbp:officialLanguage Tigrinya
gptkbp:population approximately 7 million
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Islam
gptkb:Ethiopian_Orthodox_Christianity
gptkbp:timezone gptkb:East_Africa_Time_(EAT)
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Aksum
gptkbp:vehicleRegistrationCode gptkb:TI
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Axum,_Ethiopia
gptkb:Amhara_Region
gptkb:Garima_Gospels
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5