🇪🇹 Adwa

Ethiopia · Africa · 14.17°N, 38.90°E

Adwa is a town and separate woreda in Tigray Region, Ethiopia. It is best known as the community closest to the site of the 1896 Battle of Adwa, in which Ethiopian soldiers defeated Italian troops, thus being one of the few African nations to directly thwart European colonialism. Located in the Central Zone of the Tigray Region, Adwa has a longitude and latitude of 14°10′N 38°54′E, and an elevation of 1907 meters. Adwa is surrounded by Adwa woreda.

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Country	Ethiopia
Continent / region	Africa
Coordinates (approx.)	14.17°N, 38.90°E · view on map

Adwa is located in Ethiopia, in Africa.

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