Foro

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Foro
Foro (Eritrea)
Foro
Foro
Location in Eritrea
Coordinates: 15°15′33″N 39°37′16″E / 15.25917, 39.62111
Country Eritrea
Region Northern Red Sea
District Foro District


This article is about the town in Eritrea. For the enigmatic Eocene bird genus from North America, see Foro (bird).

The town of Foro (Tigrinya: ፎሮ) is in the Northern Red Sea Region of Eritrea. It is a small town near the coast that was built at the confluence of the Haddas, Aligide, and Comaile River's. In the 1960's there was significant agricultural development on its alluvial plains.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Killion, Tom (1998). Historical Dictionary of Eritrea. The Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0810834375. 

Coordinates: 15°15′33″N, 39°37′16″E