Tigray Region, Ethiopia

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:area 50,079 km²
gptkbp:borders gptkb:Eritrea
gptkb:Sudan
gptkb:Afar_Region
gptkb:Amhara_Region
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Mekelle
gptkbp:climate semi-arid
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Tigray_War_(2020–2022)
gptkbp:country gptkb:Ethiopia
gptkbp:established 1995
gptkbp:ethnicGroup gptkb:Tigrayans
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:Tigray_Regional_Government
gptkbp:highestPoint Ras Dashen
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Kingdom_of_Axum
gptkbp:historicalRegion gptkb:Tigray_Province
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tigray Region, Ethiopia
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code ET-TI
gptkbp:largestCity gptkb:Mekelle
gptkbp:mainCrops gptkb:wheat
gptkb:sesame
barley
sorghum
teff
gptkbp:mainRiver gptkb:Tekeze_River
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Alula_Aba_Nega_Airport
gptkbp:notableCity gptkb:Adwa
gptkb:Alamata
gptkb:Adigrat
gptkb:Shire
Axum
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Tigray_War
gptkbp:notableLandmark gptkb:Debre_Damo_Monastery
gptkb:Rock-hewn_churches_of_Tigray
gptkb:Obelisk_of_Axum
gptkb:Gheralta_Mountains
gptkb:Yeha_Temple
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Debretsion_Gebremichael
Meles Zenawi
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:bfsParent gptkb:Abay_Woldu
gptkb:Getachew_Reda
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7