Kwiha | |
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  Kwiha Location within Ethiopia | |
| Coordinates: 13°29′N 39°38′E / 13.483°N 39.633°E | |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Region | Tigray |
| Zone | Debub Misraqawi (south-eastern) |
| Woreda | Enderta |
| Elevation | 2,247 m (7,372 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 12,543 |
| Time zone | UTC+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 with an elevation of 2247 meters above sea level.
- ^ Nathaniel Pearce, (J.J. Halls, editor), The Life and Adventures of Nathaniel Pearce (London, 1831), vol. 1 pp. 121-4