Tsorona-Zalambessa
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Tsorona-Zalambessa is a small disputed area on the border between Eritrea and Ethiopia. The Eritreans claim it is part of their Debub (Southern) Region, while the Ethiopians claim it is part of the Misraqawi Zone of their Tigray Region.
Zalambessa was a village that was fortified by Italian colonial forces. The fortifications were taken over by the Ethiopian military in 1952 when Eritrea was federated with Ethiopia. The older village remained under Eritrean Administration and the exact border became an issue in the modern border dispute.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Killion, Tom (1998). Historical Dictionary of Eritrea. ISBN 0-8108-3437-5.
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