Qwiha

Kwiha
Flag of Kwiha
Kwiha is located in Ethiopia
Kwiha
Kwiha
Location within Ethiopia
Coordinates: 13°29′N 39°38′E / 13.483°N 39.633°E / 13.483; 39.633
CountryEthiopia
RegionTigray
ZoneDebub Misraqawi (south-eastern)
WoredaEnderta
Elevation
2,247 m (7,372 ft)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total
12,543
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Kwiha (in Italian colonial spelling Quiha, in recent years by some writers misunderstood as Qwiha without any basis in local spelling and pronunciation) is a town located in Tigray Regional State, Ethiopia. Quiha has the biggest airport in Tigray which is called Alula Aba Nega airport. The name comes from the local word for willows, which are abundant in the area.[1] Located in the Debub Misraqawi (south-eastern) Zone of the Tigray Regional State, it lies 9 kilometers east of Mekelle straddling Ethiopian Highway 2 which leads to Addis Ababa. It has a latitude and longitude of 13°28′37″N 39°32′42″E / 13.47694°N 39.54500°E / 13.47694; 39.54500 with an elevation of 2247 meters above sea level.

  1. ^ Nathaniel Pearce, (J.J. Halls, editor), The Life and Adventures of Nathaniel Pearce (London, 1831), vol. 1 pp. 121-4