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About Idaga Hamus
Idaga Hamus (also called Edaga Hamus and Sewha Sa'isi'e) is a town in the Saesi Tsaedaemba woreda of the Misraqawi Zone of the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. It is located 97 kilometers north of Mekelle on "National Road 1" (now Ethiopian Highway 2), between Freweyni and Adigrat.
From the Wikipedia article Idaga Hamus (Saesi Tsaedaemba) (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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History
Records at the Nordic Africa Institute website provide details of the primary school in 1968.
Idaga Hamus sheltered a significant number of refugees during the Eritrean-Ethiopian War of 1998-2000.
From the History section of Idaga Hamus (Saesi Tsaedaemba) on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Getting there and nearby towns
Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 80 km away.
- Ādīgrat 15 km northwest, about 15 min by car
- Wik’ro 44 km south, about 44 min by car
- Intich’o 46 km west, about 46 min by car
- Adwa 72 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Mek'ele 77 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Dolo 77 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
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