Hibret Explained

Official Name:Hibret
Native Name:ሕብረት
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Ethiopia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Ethiopia
Coordinates:14.0473°N 38.0329°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Ethiopia
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:Zone
Subdivision Name2:Northwestern Zone
Subdivision Type3:Woreda
Subdivision Name3:Hibret
Elevation M:1320.698
Population Total:10,604
Population As Of:2020
Timezone:EAT
Utc Offset:+3

Hibret(Ge'ez: ሕብረት), is a village town in Asgede district in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia located 52 km west of Shire in the way from Inda Aba Guna to Hitsats. The town is the administrative center of the Hibret subdistrict (tabia) home to more than 10,000 residents. During the Tigray war on 29 April 2021, more than 20 civilians were killed by the Ethiopian National Defence Forces in this village town.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Situation Report EEPA HORN No. 139 - 03 May 2021. 4 May 2021. 4 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210504143031/https://www.eepa.be//wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Situation-Report-EEPA-Horn-No.-139-03-May-2021.docx.pdf. live.