The Southern Red Sea Region of Eritrea

Eritrea

Eritrea , officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa. Eritrea derives it's name from the Greek word Erethria, meaning 'red land'. The capital is Asmara. It is bordered by Sudan in the west, Ethiopia in the south, and Djibouti in the southeast...

 is one of the six main regions of Eritrea

Regions of Eritrea

||At the time of Independence in 1993 Eritrea was arranged into ten provinces. These provinces were similar to the nine provinces operating during the colonial period. In 1996, these were consolidated into six regions...

. It lies along the southern half of the Red Sea

Red Sea

The Red Sea is a seawater inlet of the Indian Ocean, lying between Africa and Asia. The connection to the ocean is in the south through the Bab el Mandeb strait and the Gulf of Aden. In the north, there is the Sinai Peninsula, the Gulf of Aqaba, and the Gulf of Suez...

, and contains the coastal city of Asseb. It borders the Northern Red Sea Region, and has an area of around 27,600km².

Location and climate

The Southern Red Sea Region extends over 500km along Red Sea

Red Sea

The Red Sea is a seawater inlet of the Indian Ocean, lying between Africa and Asia. The connection to the ocean is in the south through the Bab el Mandeb strait and the Gulf of Aden. In the north, there is the Sinai Peninsula, the Gulf of Aqaba, and the Gulf of Suez...

 coast but is only around 50km wide. Forming the major part of the Danakil Desert

Danakil Desert

The Danakil Desert lies in the Afar Triangle. It extends into the north-east of Ethiopia, the south of Eritrea and into much of Djibouti. It is the homeland of the Afar people who are known for their ability to withstand the extremes and survive as they have done for hundreds of years. It is known...

, its major towns include Asseb, Beilul

Beilul

Beilul is a small cape town in the Southern Red Sea Region of Eritrea.-References:*...

, Rahaita and T'i'o. The highest point in this region is Mount Ramlu (2248 meters).

It is generally considered one of the most inhospitable areas on Earth

Earth

Earth is the third planet from the Sun, and the densest and fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets...

, except along the coast.

Districts

The region also includes the following districts

Districts of Eritrea

The regions of Eritrea are divided into districts, as follows:-Anseba Region:* Adi Tekelezan* Asmat* Elabered* Geleb* Hagaz* Halhal* Habero* Keren City* Kerkebet* Sela-Central Region:* Berikh* Ghala Nefhi* North Eastern* Serejaka...

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• Are'eta District
  Are'eta District
  Are'eta District is a district in the Southern Red Sea region of Eritrea. Its capital lies at Tiyo. The coastline of this district includes the Bay of Anfilla.-References:*...
  
  
• Central Denkalya District
  Central Denkalya District
  Central Denkalya District is a district in the Southern Red Sea region of Eritrea. it is bordered to the north west by the Are'eta District, to the south east by the Southern Denkalya District, to the north by the Red Sea and to the south with Ethiopia...
  
  
• Southern Denkalya District
  Southern Denkalya District
  Southern Denkalya District is a district in the Southern Red Sea region of Eritrea.-References:*...
  
  

Habitat

Wildlife such as Hamadryas

Hamadryas

Hamadryas may refer to:* Hamadryas , the daughter of Oreios and mother of the Hamadryads in Greek mythology-Organisms:Hamadryas has been very popular as a genus name, but most of these names are now invalid:...

, Baboon

Baboon

Baboons are African and Arabian Old World monkeys belonging to the genus Papio, part of the subfamily Cercopithecinae. There are five species, which are some of the largest non-hominoid members of the primate order; only the mandrill and the drill are larger...

s, Soemmerring's gazelle

Soemmerring's Gazelle

Soemmerring's Gazelle is a gazelle that lives in eastern Africa.-Subspecies:* Somali Soemmerring Gazelle Nanger soemmeringii berberana...

, Dorcas gazelle

Dorcas Gazelle

The Dorcas Gazelle , also known as the Ariel Gazelle, is a small and common gazelle. The Dorcas Gazelle stands approximately 55-65 cm . Dorcas gazelle have a head and body length of 90-110 cm and a weight of 15-20 kg...

, Warthog

Warthog

The Warthog or Common Warthog is a wild member of the pig family that lives in grassland, savanna, and woodland in Sub-Saharan Africa. In the past it was commonly treated as a subspecies of P...

, Black-backed Jackal

Black-backed Jackal

The black-backed jackal , also known as the silver-backed or red jackal, is a species of jackal which inhabits two areas of the African continent separated by roughly 900 km. One region includes the southern-most tip of the continent, including South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe...

, Ruppells Sandfox

Rüppell's Fox

Rüppell's fox , also spelled Rueppell's fox and also called the sand fox, is a species of fox living in North Africa and the Middle East, from Morocco and the Sahel region to the Afghanistan hills. and SW Pakistan It is named after the German collector Eduard Rüppell...

, dikdik, Golden Jackal

Golden Jackal

The golden jackal , also known as the common jackal, Asiatic jackal, thos or gold-wolf is a Canid of the genus Canis indigenous to north and northeastern Africa, southeastern and central Europe , Asia Minor, the Middle East and southeast Asia...

, hyena

Hyena

Hyenas or Hyaenas are the animals of the family Hyaenidae of suborder feliforms of the Carnivora. It is the fourth smallest biological family in the Carnivora , and one of the smallest in the mammalia...

, Abyssinian Hare

Abyssinian Hare

The Abyssinian Hare is a species of mammal in the Leporidae family. It is almost entirely restricted to the nations of the Horn of Africa, though it extends marginally into eastern Sudan and may also occur in far northern Kenya...

, wild Ass

Ass

Ass may refer to:* The mammal Equus africanus asinus better known as the Donkey** Asinus subgenus* North American English informal term for buttocks* áss, one of the Æsir in Norse mythology* Ass , by Badfinger...

 and Ostrich

Ostrich

The Ostrich is one or two species of large flightless birds native to Africa, the only living member of the genus Struthio. Some analyses indicate that the Somali Ostrich may be better considered a full species apart from the Common Ostrich, but most taxonomists consider it to be a...

es are found in this region. African Wild Dog

African Wild Dog

Lycaon pictus is a large canid found only in Africa, especially in savannas and lightly wooded areas. It is variously called the African wild dog, African hunting dog, Cape hunting dog, painted dog, painted wolf, painted hunting dog, spotted dog, or ornate wolf...

 was also found in this region, but their present condition is unknown. There have been reports of Cheetah

Cheetah

The cheetah is a large-sized feline inhabiting most of Africa and parts of the Middle East. The cheetah is the only extant member of the genus Acinonyx, most notable for modifications in the species' paws...

occurring in this region, but there has been no evidence of their presence. It is extremely likely that both Cheetah and Wild Dog are extinct in Eritrea.