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in the early 19th century, which included the presence of inscriptions. he also mentions the presence of a sacred spring whose waters "afflicted with disease resort from far and near to bathe." There is also a tradition that the ruins were part of a church dedicated to saint
Cyriakos (in Ethiopia
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in 2005, Qwiha has an estimated total population of 12,543, of whom 5,644 were males and 6,899 were females. The 1994 census reported it had a total population of 9,867 of whom 4,336 were males and 5,531 were females. It is one of two towns in
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built by an
Italian military unit. In 1938, there were shops, five restaurants and Hotel-Restaurant “Romagnolo” in Kwiha. There was also a car service station and an airport. The town was occupied by the
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and hosted monumental buildings, possibly including a church. Monumental stone pillars typical of the
Aksumite architecture can be seen near the new church at the summit of the hill.
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A Muslim community is attested in Kwiha between the 10th and 13th century through Arabic funerary stelae discovered in the field known as Bilet, east of the tell of Kwiha Cerqos.
641:
326:. Although no other remains of this structure has been recorded, a more recent church stands nearby and "grave digging has exposed rough walls and possibly
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Loiseau, Julien (1 December 2020). "Retour à Bilet. Un cimetière musulman médiéval du Tigray oriental (Inscriptiones
Arabicae Aethiopiae 1)".
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Loiseau, Julien; Dorso, Simon; Gleize, Yves; Ollivier, David; Ayenachew, Deresse; Berhe, Hiluf; Chekroun, Amélie; Hirsch, Bertrand (2021).
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is located within the administrative boundaries of Kwiha. In Kwiha, the (main) paved road from Addis Ababa takes a sharp turn left to
90:
58:
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Kwiha had telephone service at least as early as 1956, when it is reported that the only hotel in town had the only telephone.
577:
226:. Quiha has the biggest airport in Tigray which is called Alula Aba Nega airport. The name comes from the local word for
426:
314:
On the northern edge of town are ruins, including a set of monolithic pillars. The ruins were first described by
39:
346:, as having a small Italian settlement below the center of town, and little north of the pass a small church of
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In 1938, the town counted approximately 900 inhabitants (including 60 Italians). Based on figures from the
219:
377:
231:
149:
406:
343:
243:
132:
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The hill of Kwiha
Cherqos located on the eastern fringe of the modern city was settled during the
622:
144:
542:
515:
490:
431:
367:
315:
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198:
161:
388:, which used to bear the "National road n°1" label, keeps heading north to the village of
327:
17:
635:
235:
137:
535:"Bilet and the wider world: new insights into the archaeology of Islam in Tigray"
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to the woreda center. Seven kilometers south of Kwiha a regional road heading to
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323:
247:
381:
268:
255:
105:
92:
594:
389:
218:
without any basis in local spelling and pronunciation) is a town located in
189:
547:
534:
223:
125:
469:
239:
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during their rebellion against the
Ethiopian government in late 1943.
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495:
482:
434:
410:
400:
385:
370:
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227:
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156:
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Breton, Jean-François; Ayele, Yohannes
Aytenew (15 December 2019).
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known as Qirqos respectively
Chirqos/Cherqos) and destroyed by
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The Nordic Africa
Institute website (accessed 10 January 2008)
214:, in recent years by some writers misunderstood as
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131:
121:
27:
281:with an elevation of 2247 meters above sea level.
399:A local road starts in Kwiha linking the eastern
230:, which are abundant in the area. Located in the
613:(Lawrenceville: Red Sea Press, 1996), pp. 108ff
565:(New Haven: Yale University Press, 2009), p. 49
483:"Kwiha (Tigray, Ethiopia): the Aksumite city"
8:
458:The Life and Adventures of Nathaniel Pearce
366:Kwiha is the administrative center of the
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571:
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456:Nathaniel Pearce, (J.J. Halls, editor),
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642:Populated places in the Tigray Region
384:. The recently asphalted old road to
250:. It has a latitude and longitude of
179:
154:
142:
130:
7:
596:Guida dell'Africa orientale Italiana
342:describes Kwiha in 1938, during the
340:Guida dell'Africa orientale Italiana
232:Debub Misraqawi (south-eastern) Zone
417:diverts from the national highway.
593:Consociazione turistica Italiana.
14:
460:(London, 1831), vol. 1 pp. 121-4
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57:
38:
487:Afrique: Archéologie & Arts
238:, it lies 9 kilometers east of
150:Debub Misraqawi (south-eastern)
210:(in Italian colonial spelling
1:
65:
623:CSA 2005 National Statistics
563:Ancient Churches of Ethiopia
512:Bulletin d'Ă©tudes orientales
171:2,247 m (7,372 ft)
611:Ethiopia: Power and protest
578:"Local History in Ethiopia"
658:
427:Central Statistical Agency
15:
86:
52:
34:
22:Place in Tigray, Ethiopia
376:The airport of Mekelle,
78:Location within Ethiopia
599:. Milano. p. 301.
378:Alula Aba Nega Airport
348:San Francesco da Páola
561:David W. Phillipson,
548:10.15184/aqy.2020.163
269:13.47694°N 39.54500°E
236:Tigray Regional State
220:Tigray Regional State
265: /
244:Ethiopian Highway 2
102: /
470:Conti-Rossini 1939
344:Italian occupation
274:13.47694; 39.54500
181: • Total
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106:13.483°N 39.633°E
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520:10.4000/beo.7202
514:(LXVII): 59–96.
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496:10.4000/aaa.2481
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316:Nathaniel Pearce
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68:
67:
61:
42:
25:
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531:
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508:
504:
480:
479:
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302:Medieval Period
296:Aksumite Period
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287:
273:
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246:which leads to
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30:
23:
20:
18:Soil in Inderta
12:
11:
5:
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653:
645:
644:
634:
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628:
627:
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609:Gebru Tareke,
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362:Transportation
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192:
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111:13.483; 39.633
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28:
21:
13:
10:
9:
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3:
2:
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489:(15): 53–66.
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405:of Arato and
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309:
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297:
289:
284:
282:
278:
249:
245:
241:
237:
233:
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221:
217:
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209:
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196:
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183:
170:
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148:
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127:
124:
115:
87:Coordinates:
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41:
26:
19:
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457:
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421:Demographics
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310:19th century
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206:
625:, Table B.4
415:Afar Region
324:Ahmad Gragn
272: /
248:Addis Ababa
242:straddling
109: /
330:pottery."
260:39°32′42″E
257:13°28′37″N
176:Population
16:See also:
539:Antiquity
390:Maymegden
290:Antiquity
190:Time zone
168:Elevation
636:Category
541:: 1–22.
413:and the
407:Dergajen
328:Aksumite
224:Ethiopia
126:Ethiopia
432:Enderta
382:Mek'ele
368:Enderta
285:History
240:Mekelle
234:of the
228:willows
162:Enderta
122:Country
97:39°38′E
94:13°29′N
435:woreda
411:Shiket
402:tabias
386:Asmara
371:woreda
353:Woyane
184:12,543
157:Woreda
138:Tigray
133:Region
441:Notes
394:Wukro
216:Qwiha
212:Quiha
208:Kwiha
195:UTC+3
72:Kwiha
29:Kwiha
392:and
338:The
321:Imam
145:Zone
44:Flag
543:doi
516:doi
491:doi
199:EAT
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