Adi Keyh Explained

Native Name:ዓዲ ቐይሕ
Official Name:Adi Keih
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Eritrea
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Eritrea
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name: Eritrea
Subdivision Name1:Debub
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Adi Keyh District
Population Total:25,000
Coordinates:14.8333°N 61°W
Blank Name:Climate
Blank Info:BSk

Adi Keyh (Tigrinya: ዓዲ ቐይሕ "Red Village"), is a market town in Eritrea, lying approximatively 110 kilometers southeast of Asmara. It lies almost 2,500 metres above sea level and has a population of around 40,000 people. They speak Tigrinya and saho. The ruins of Qohaito and Toconda lie near the town. Eritrea's College of Science and Arts, which cost $17 million to construct, is located in Adi Keih.

Alternative spellings of its name include: Adi Caie, Addi Caieh, Adi Ciah, Adi Keih, Adi Qeyh, Adi Keyih and Adi Kaie.

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