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Adigrat (, ; also spelled ʿAddi Grat) is a city and separate woreda in Tigray Region of Ethiopia. It is located in the Misraqawi Zone at longitude and latitude , with an elevation of above sea level and below a high ridge to the west. Adigrat is a strategically important gateway to Eritrea and the Red Sea. Adigrat was part of Ganta Afeshum woreda before a separate woreda was created for the city. Currently, Adigrat serves as the capital of the Eastern Tigray zone.

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Locality: ዓዲግራት / Adigrat
Region: ትግራይ تجراى
Country: ኢትዮጵያ
Population: 121,800
Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa

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Settlement.official_name: Adigrat
Settlement.native_name: ዓዲግራት
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_skyline: Adigrat Montage.png
Settlement.image_caption: Clockwise from top: Adigrat panoramic view, Cathedral of the Holy Savior, Debre Damo Monastery, typical street, downtown.
Settlement.pushpin_map: Ethiopia#Horn of Africa#Africa
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location within Ethiopia##Location within the Horn of Africa##Location within Africa
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Zone
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Misraqawi (Eastern)
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Woreda
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Adigrat
Settlement.established_title: Seat for Eastern Zone and Ganta-Afeshum Woreda
Settlement.area_total_km2: 18.77
Settlement.elevation_m: 2457
Settlement.population_total: 57588
Settlement.population_as_of: 2007

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Instance of: city
Country: Ethiopia
Population: 76400
Area: 18770000
Elevation: 2457
Time zone: East Africa Time
Official website: www.mekelleadministration.gov.et
Image: Adigrat 01.jpg

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Commons category: Adigrat
postal code: 20
topic's main category: Category:Adigrat
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