Dabat

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Dabat
ዳባት
Dabat is located in Ethiopia
Dabat
Dabat
Location within Ethiopia
Coordinates: 12°59′03″N 37°45′54″E / 12.98417°N 37.76500°E / 12.98417; 37.76500
Country Ethiopia
RegionAmhara
ZoneSemien Gondar Zone
Elevation
2,596 m (8,517 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total72,574
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Dabat (Amharic: ዳባት) is a town in northern Ethiopia. Located on the Semien Mountains along the Gondar-Debarq highway[1] it is in the Semien Gondar Zone of the Amhara Region. Dabat is one of two towns in Dabat woreda.

There is a state run health centre in Dabat.[2]

Demographics[]

According to the 2007 national census, this town has a total population of 12,574 of whom 5,662 are men and 6,912 are women.[3] The 1994 census reported Dabat had a total population of 8,782 of whom 3,737 were men and 5,045 were women.[4]

History[]

2020-2021 Tigray War[]

Main article: Chenna massacre

Amhara Regional authorities reported that the Tigray Defence Forces (TDF) killed 120-200 civilians near the town of Dabat in the Amhara Region on September 1-2.[5] [6] The TDF were in an offensive called with the double aim of securing the region's borders, and breaking the blockade of Tigray.[7][8] According to residents, TDF soldiers killed those who resisted having their animals killed or properties looted.[6] The Tigray Regional Government has denied any participation by its forces in the massacre.[9]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Ethiopian Roads Authority, Gondar-Debark Road Project: Review of Environmental Impact Assessment, February 2007, p. 32
  2. ^ Staff (11 May 2004) "UNICEF Funds Medical University Training for Treatment of Severe Acute Malnutrition" United Nations Children's Fund, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; accessed 12 September 2010
  3. ^ Census 2007 Tables Archived November 14, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, Table 2.2 Population of Towns by Sex: 2007. Central Statistical Agency website
  4. ^ 1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Amhara Region, Vol. 1, part 1 Archived November 15, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, Table 2.1, accessed 12 September 2010
  5. ^ "Stench of death: villagers flee site of Ethiopia mass killings". France 24. 2021-09-15. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  6. ^ a b Associated Press, 10 September 2021: At scene of Ethiopia's new killings, some fight, some flee
  7. ^ AFP, 8 September 2021: Tigray rebels massacre 125 villagers in Ethiopia's Amhara
  8. ^ Reuters, 8 September 2021: Tigray forces killed 120 civilians in village in Amhara - Ethiopia officials
  9. ^ "Tigray External Affairs Office (TEAO) on Twitter: "Statement on Alleged Mass Killings in #Amhara Region. September 8, 2021.… "". 2021-09-09. Archived from the original on 2021-09-09. Retrieved 2021-10-18.
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