Adi Quala
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Adi Quala | |
Location in Eritrea | |
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Country | Eritrea |
Region | Debub |
District | Adi Quala District |
Adi Quala (Tigrinya: ዓዲ ዃላ) is a market town in Eritrea, lying south of Mendefera near the Ethiopian border, over 2,000m above sea level. It is known for its tukul (hut) church with its frescoes and its mausoleum for the Italian Army soldiers who died at the Battle of Adwa.
Adi Quala is an Eritrean agricultural town of 14,000 people, and is situated about 70 km south of the capital, Asmara and 30 km from the border with Tigray, Ethiopia. On good days electricity was received from Asmara between 0600 h and 2300 h with nothing available outside these hours. These conditions meant the electricity supply had been a constant problem for the Adi Quala hospital which caters for about 50,000 people with 21 staff. It
The main language that is spoken in the town of Adi Quala is (Tigrinya: ዓዲ ዃላ)
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