| Emba Soira | |
|---|---|
| እምባ ሶይራ | |
  Emba Soira Eritrea | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,018 m (9,902 ft)[1] |
| Listing | Country high point |
| Coordinates | 14°45′N 39°32′E / 14.750°N 39.533°E |
| Geography | |
| Location | Debub Region, Eritrea |
| Parent range | Eritrean Highlands |
Emba Soira (also transliterated Soyra or Golo) is the highest mountain in Eritrea.[1] Rising 3,018 metres (9,902 ft) above sea level, it is part of the Eritrean Highlands, one side of the Great Rift Valley which cuts through Eritrea and joins the Red Sea. The mountain is situated in the southeastern part of the Debub (Southern) administrative region in central Eritrea.
The people of Emba Soira are of the saho tribe specifically the gaaso clan which include Shum Abdallah Gaysha,
hassan Gaysha, Yofiz Gaysha,Sileyan Gaysha and Shum Ahmad Gaysha of the Minifere clan. theirs also the Debri-mela clan and the Gadafur clan.
- ^ a b "Soira, Eritrea" on Peakbagger.com Retrieved 28 September 2011