Elabored

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The Elabored (sometimes spelt Elabered) Sub-Zone is home to the Elabored Estate, a large state owned farm producing amongst other things citrus fruits and tomatoes. The farm is irrigated during Eritrea's long dry season by large reservoirs which also supply water to the Sub-Zone's main town of Eden.

To the north of the Eden, some seventeen kilometers away, is one of Anseba's most important religious sites; the monastery of Debre Sina. Many thousands of Eritrean Orthodox pilgrims visit the monastery for it's celebration of the Virgin Mary which usually takes place at the start of the long rains.

Eden has a population of approximately 9000 people. It has a regional health centre and is home to a newly-built Catholic cathedral.

[edit] See also

• List of massacres committed during the Eritrean War of Independence