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Hitsats
ሕፃፅ | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Hitsats Location within Ethiopia | |
| Coordinates: 14°05′55″N 37°57′36″E / 14.098674124833858°N 37.95993156714216°E | |
| Country |  Ethiopia |
| Region |  Tigray |
| Zone | Northwestern Zone |
| Woreda | Hitsats |
| Elevation | 1,087.222 m (3,567.00 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 7,120 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Hitsats (Ge'ez: ሕፃፅ), is a village town in Asgede district in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia located 48 km west of Shire in the Shire - Dedebit - Dansha highway.[1]
The town is the administrative center of the Hitsats subdistrict (tabia) and the place of the Hitsats Refugee Camp. Following the genocidal war in Tigray in November 2020, more than 300 civilians were massacred by the Eritrean Defence Forces who entered supporting the Ethiopian National Defence Force.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Hydrogeochemical and trace element contamination investigation, Northern Ethiopia, Asgeda Tsimbla Sub catchment area, And its implications to recent chronic liver disease, 10 March 2013, retrieved July 29, 2023
- ↑ Marks, Simon; Walsh, Declan (2020-12-28). "Refugees Come Under Fire as Old Foes Fight in Concert in Ethiopia". The New York Times. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Situation Report EEPA HORN No. 51 – 10 January 2021" (PDF). Europe External Programme with Africa. 2021-01-10. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-01-11. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
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