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Adi Bakel Tigrinya: ዓዲ ባዕከል, also spelled Adiba'ikel or Ādība’ikel) [1] is a village in the Debub region and Hadegti sub-region in Eritrea.
Adi Bakel ዓዲ ባዕከል | |
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Coordinates: 15°00′54.6″N 39°06′55.4″E / 15.015167°N 39.115389°E | |
Country | Eritrea |
Region | Debub |
Elevation | 2,092 m (6,864 ft) |
The Hadegti Subregion includes the villages Adi Bakel, Iwanet, Adebuur, Adi Keyih, Hadish Adi, Maereba and Degra Merieto.
The inhabitants of Hadegti speak Tigrinya. In Adi Bakel, there are two Orthodox Tewahedo Churches.
"Adi" means "village" or "hometown" and "Bakel" means a red clay.
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Location
editThe village lies at an elevation of 2092 metres above sea level. It is located about 18 km southwest of Dekemhare, 11 km northwest of Segheneyti and 55 km south of the capital Asmara, which is partly on a gentle slope and the other part on a level. Adi Bakel lies between Dekemhare and Segheneyti.
History
editThe inhabitants of the four villages Maereba, Adi Bakel, Adi Keyih and Adi Abuur are the sons and daughters of Hadgay, so the progenitor is called Hadgay. More precisely, Hubo, the son of Hadgay had 5 boys named Tearezghi, Tesfazghi, Meharezghi, Tsegazghi and Ngadazghi. Tearezghi is the progenitor of Adi Bakel's Resident. The inhabitants of Adi Bakel originally come from the village of Mareeba. Adi Bakel is divided into four districts or tribes, the four tribes are called Inda Gebrekrstos, Inda Bahamenet (Inda Okbakristos and Inda Andu belong to Inda Bahamenet), Inda Halies (there are not many, Inda Demshash belong to Inda Halies) and Inda Kelit (the first Residents of Adi Bakel, who emigrated from Maereba and discovered Adi Bakel).
Popular places
editInda dio is a popular place in Adi Bakel, which is west of St. Mary's Church. The residents of Adi Bakel describe Inda dio as a special and most beautiful place in the world. For the residents of Adi Bakel, Indadio is and was a place of love, laughter, games (especially football games), and peace. Inda dio has the qualities of a good mother, exudes contentment and makes everyone happy. The residents of Adi Bakel, mainly children and young people, play soccer almost all day until sunset and when the soccer game is over everyone runs to the entertainment room to get a seat, where they chat and laugh about the winners and losers of soccer.
Economy
editThe inhabitants live mainly from agriculture.
See also
editReferences
editFurther reading
edit- Beretekeab, R. (2000); Eritrea: The Making of a Nation 1890–1991. Thesis. Uppsala University, Uppsala. ISBN 9789150613872. OCLC 632423867.
- Cliffe, Lionel; Connell, Dan; Davidson, Basil (2005), Taking on the Superpowers: Collected Articles on the Eritrean Revolution (1976–1982). Red Sea Press, ISBN 1-56902-188-0
- Cliffe, Lionel & Davidson, Basil (1988), The Long Struggle of Eritrea for Independence and Constructive Peace. Spokesman Press, ISBN 0-85124-463-7
- Connell, Dan (1997), Against All Odds: A Chronicle of the Eritrean Revolution With a New Afterword on the Postwar Transition. Red Sea Press, ISBN 1-56902-046-9
- Connell, Dan (2001), Rethinking Revolution: New Strategies for Democracy & Social Justice: The Experiences of Eritrea, South Africa, Palestine & Nicaragua. Red Sea Press, ISBN 1-56902-145-7
- Connell, Dan (2004), Conversations with Eritrean Political Prisoners. Red Sea Press, ISBN 1-56902-235-6
- Connell, Dan (2005), Building a New Nation: Collected Articles on the Eritrean Revolution (1983–2002). Red Sea Press, ISBN 1-56902-198-8
- Firebrace, James & Holand, Stuart (1985), Never Kneel Down: Drought, Development and Liberation in Eritrea. Red Sea Press, ISBN 0-932415-00-8
- Gebre-Medhin, Jordan (1989), Peasants and Nationalism in Eritrea. Red Sea Press, ISBN 0-932415-38-5
- Hatem Elliesie: Decentralisation of Higher Education in Eritrea, Afrika Spectrum, Vol. 43 (2008) No. 1, p. 115–120.
- Hill, Justin (2002), Ciao Asmara, A classic account of contemporary Africa. Little, Brown, ISBN 978-0-349-11526-9
- Iyob, Ruth (1997), The Eritrean Struggle for Independence: Domination, Resistance, Nationalism, 1941–1993. Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0-521-59591-6
- Jacquin-Berdal, Dominique; Plaut, Martin (2004), Unfinished Business: Ethiopia and Eritrea at War. Red Sea Press, ISBN 1-56902-217-8
- Johns, Michael (1992), "Does Democracy Have a Chance", Congressional Record, 6 May 1992 Archived 23 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- Keneally, Thomas (1990), To Asmara ISBN 0-446-39171-9
- Kendie, Daniel (2005), The Five Dimensions of the Eritrean Conflict 1941–2004: Deciphering the Geo-Political Puzzle. Signature Book Printing, ISBN 1-932433-47-3
- Killion, Tom (1998), Historical Dictionary of Eritrea. Scarecrow Press, ISBN 0-8108-3437-5
- Mauri, Arnaldo (2004), "Eritrea's Early Stages in Monetary and Banking Development", International Review of Economics, Vol. LI, n. 4.
- Mauri, Arnaldo (1998), "The First Monetary and Banking Experiences in Eritrea", African Review of Money, Finance and Banking, n. 1–2.
- Miran, Jonathan (2009), Red Sea Citizens: Cosmopolitan Society and Cultural Change in Massawa. Indiana University Press, ISBN 978-0-253-22079-0
- Müller, Tanja R.: Bare life and the developmental State: the Militarization of Higher Education in Eritrea, Journal of Modern African Studies, Vol. 46 (2008), No. 1, p. 1–21.
- Negash T. (1987); Italian Colonisation in Eritrea: Policies, Praxis and Impact, Uppsala Univwersity, Uppsala.
- Ogbaselassie, G (10 January 2006). "Response to remarks by Mr. David Triesman, Britain's parliamentary under-secretary of state with responsibility for Africa". Archived from the original on 16 November 2006. Retrieved 7 June 2006.
- Pateman, Roy (1998), Eritrea: Even the Stones Are Burning. Red Sea Press, ISBN 1-56902-057-4
- Phillipson, David W. (1998), Ancient Ethiopia.
- Reid, Richard. (2011). Frontiers of Violence in North-East Africa: Genealogies of Conflict Since c. 1800. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0199211883
- Wrong, Michela (2005), I Didn't Do It For You: How the World Betrayed a Small African Nation. Harper Collins, ISBN 0-06-078092-4
External links
editOthers
edit- Report of the Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in Eritrea, United Nations Human Rights Council Report, 8 June 2015
- Documentary on Women's liberation in Eritrea
- Tigrinya online learning with numbers, alphabet and history (Eritrea and north Ethiopia (Tigray-Province)).
- Ferrovia Eritrea Eritrean Railway (in Italian)
- Atlas of Eritrea
- About Eritrea (in Italian)
- Key Development Forecasts for Eritrea from International Futures.