Ts'emi'e Explained

Ts’emi’e
Native Name:	ጸምዕ
Native Name Lang:	gez
Settlement Type:	Province
Pushpin Map:	Ethiopia
Coordinates:	14.5167°N 86°W
Subdivision Type:	Ethiopian Empire
Demographics Type1:	Ethnicity
Demographics1 Title1:	Saho, Afar, Tigrayans
Demographics Type2:	Languages
Demographics2 Title1:	Saho, Afar, Tigrinya

Ts’emi’e is a historical region towards the foot of the Rift Valley escarpment in Ethiopia and Eritrea.

The name literally means "thirsty area" or "dry place" in the Tigrinya language.

It appears on indigenous maps of the northern Horn of Africa in the 15th century. ^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

1. Nyssen, J., Tesfaalem Ghebreyohannes, Hailemariam Meaza, Dondeyne, S., 2020. Exploration of a medieval African map (Aksum, Ethiopia) – How do historical maps fit with topography? In: De Ryck, M., Nyssen, J., Van Acker, K., Van Roy, W., Liber Amicorum: Philippe De Maeyer In Kaart. Wachtebeke (Belgium): University Press: 165-178.
2. Smidt W (2003) Cartography, in: Uhlig S (ed.): Encyclopaedia Aethiopica, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, vol. 1: 688-691