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Yeha
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thumb|Ruins of the Temple of Yeha in the Tigray Region of [[Ethiopia.]]

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Place details

Locality
የሓ
Region
ትግራይ تجراى
Country
ኢትዮጵያ
Population
0

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Instance of
village
Country
Ethiopia
Located in
Tigray Region
Elevation
2120
Capital of
Dʿmt
Image
ET Tigray asv2018-01 img32 Yeha.jpg
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Yeha
heritage designation
Tentative World Heritage Site
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thumb|Ruins of the Temple of Yeha in the Tigray Region of [[Ethiopia.]]

Yeha ( yiḥa, older ESA 𐩥𐩢 12px12px '; Old South Arabian: 𐩺𐩢𐩱 ') is a town in the northern Central Zone, Tigray in Ethiopia. It likely served as the capital of the pre-Aksumite kingdom of Dʿmt.

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