Shebah
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Shebah is an agricultural settlement on the plains beneath and east of the eastern escarpment of the Eritrean highlands which forms part of the Northern Red Sea
administrative region with its capital in Massawa
. It is situated about halfway on the She'eb
-Gahtelai
road and is also the end-point of a gravel road which traverses the eastern escarpment and has its other end-point at the highland town of Serejeqa
on the Asmara
-Keren
asphalt road. Shebah like She'eb was the site of a massacre at the hands of Ethiopian occupational troops in 1988, but has since largely recovered, with its exiled population returning and engaging in agriculture.
Northern Red Sea
The Northern Red Sea Region of Eritrea is one of the country's six regions. It lies along the northern three quarters of the Red Sea, and includes the Dahlak Archipelago and the coastal city of Massawa.-Location:...
administrative region with its capital in Massawa
Massawa
Massawa, also known as Mitsiwa Massawa, also known as Mitsiwa Massawa, also known as Mitsiwa (Ge'ez ምጽዋዕ , formerly ባጽዕ is a city on the Red Sea coast of Eritrea. An important port for many centuries, it was ruled by a succession of polities, including the Axumite Empire, the Umayyad Caliphate,...
. It is situated about halfway on the She'eb
She'eb
She'eb is a town in the Northern Red Sea region of Eritrea. It lies on the fertile plain at the foot of the eastern escarpment of the Eritrean highlands.-History:It was the site of a massacre during the Eritrean War of Independence...
-Gahtelai
Gahtelai
Gahtelai is the name of a river, town and plain situated in the Northern Red Sea administrative region of Eritrea.It is not the correct meaning of Gahtelai written in Tigrinya.Because the word is of Saho "gahte" means is back and "lai" means water...
road and is also the end-point of a gravel road which traverses the eastern escarpment and has its other end-point at the highland town of Serejeqa
Serejeqa
Serejeqa is a town about 20 km northwest of Asmara on the asphalt road to Keren, which in turn lies roughly 75 km away. The town lies on the ridge of the Eritrean highlands and is the upper end-point of a gravel-road which traverses the eastern escarpments and has its other end-point in...
on the Asmara
Asmara
Asmara is the capital city and largest settlement in Eritrea, home to a population of around 579,000 people...
-Keren
Keren, Eritrea
Keren is the second largest city in Eritrea. It is situated about 91 kilometers northwest of Asmara. The town serves as the capital of the Anseba region, and is home to the Bilen ethnic group.-History:...
asphalt road. Shebah like She'eb was the site of a massacre at the hands of Ethiopian occupational troops in 1988, but has since largely recovered, with its exiled population returning and engaging in agriculture.