Senafe
Sign in to saveSenafe (, ) is a market town in southern Eritrea, on the edge of the Eritrean Highlands ሶይራ. The name Sanafe driven from [Sana-feen] yemeni words.The surrounding area is inhabited by the Saho people and the Tigrinya people. It's well known for its cultural and religious historical background, as well as for the ruins of Metera (also known as Balaw Kalaw), Qohayto to the south, and Kaskase to the north.
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Place details
- Locality
- ሰንዓፈ Senafe صنعفي
- Region
- ዞባ ደቡብ Debub منطقة الجنوب
- Country
- ኤርትራ Eritrea إرتريا
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Senafe or Sanafe
- Settlement.native_name
- Hakir, Sancafe
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Eritrea
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Eritrea
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- 25px Eritrea
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Debub
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Senafe District
- Settlement.established_title
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Eritrea
- Located in
- Senafe Subregion
- Population
- +6831
- Elevation
- +2434
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Image
- Massicci nei dintorni di senafé, 11.JPG
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- History
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Senafe (, ) is a market town in southern Eritrea, on the edge of the Eritrean Highlands ሶይራ. The name Sanafe driven from [Sana-feen] yemeni words.The surrounding area is inhabited by the Saho people and the Tigrinya people. It's well known for its cultural and religious historical background, as well as for the ruins of Metera (also known as Balaw Kalaw), Qohayto to the south, and Kaskase to the north.
The soil in the is derived from volcanic ignimbrite, and Senafe sits on the southeastern edge of a twenty kilometer wide caldera.