Senafe

Province

Senafe is a market town in southern Eritrea, on the edge of the Ethiopian highlands. The region is inhabited by the people of the Saho.

Senafe is known for the ruins of Metera (also known as Balaw Kalaw ), the rock church of Enda - Tradqan and the monastery of Debre Libanus (built in the sixth century).

History

The original name of the city was Hakir. Handed the local history that the current name dates back to a man named Abdulla from Sanaa in Yemen. He is said to have lived in the district of Awdie Hakir and married a local woman, saying at the wedding Sana - fen - "Where is Sanaa " in Arabic - which referred to his hometown. His descendants form a tribe called Saanafè.

A map of 1454 shows Senafe on the edge of Tigray, connected by roads with Aksum in the west and in the south Ashangisee.

Senafe is mentioned in a deed for land allocation from 1794/95 to Ras Wolde Selassie Emperor Tekle Giyorgis of Ethiopia.

Clements Markham, according to which visited the area as part of the British expedition of 1868 Ethiopia, Senafe had about 240 residents who lived in a dozen houses.

During the Italian rule over Eritrea, the city grew: AJ Shepherd described the city in 1869 as " twelve to fourteen beehive -shaped building and as many small memory ". 1891 Alamanni estimated the population to 1500. By 1938, the population should be increased to 2000.

During the Eritrean War of Independence and during the Eritrea - Ethiopia war Senafe was heavily damaged.

  • Location in Eritrea
  • Debub
  • Place in Africa
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