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Agordat
Ak'ordat
Town
Sunset between Agordat and Keren
Sunset between Agordat and Keren
Map of Agordat in Eritrea
Map of Agordat in Eritrea
Agordat is located in Eritrea
Agordat
Agordat
Coordinates: 15°33′N 37°53′E / 15.550°N 37.883°E / 15.550; 37.883
CountryEritrea
RegionGash-Barka
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
ClimateBWh

Agordat (also spelled Akordat or Ak'ordat) is a city in Gash-Barka, Eritrea. It was the capital of the former Barka Province, which was situated between the present-day Gash-Barka and Anseba regions.

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Agordat

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Agordat (also spelled Akordat or Ak'ordat) is a city in Gash-Barka, Eritrea. It was the capital of the former Barka Province, which was situated between...

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Battle of Agordat

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Battle of Agordat may refer to: First Battle of Agordat (1890) Second Battle of Agordat (1893) Battle of Agordat (1941) This disambiguation page lists...

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Second Battle of Agordat

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The Second Battle of Agordat was fought in late December 1893, between Italian colonial troops and Mahdists from Sudan. Emir Ahmed Ali campaigned against...

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Agordat Airport

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Agordat Airport (IATA: HHAG) is an airstrip serving Agordat, Eritrea. Transport in Eritrea Eritrea portal Aviation portal  Aviation portal Google Maps...

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Italian cruiser Agordat

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Agordat was a torpedo cruiser of the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy) built in the late 1890s. She was the lead ship of the Agordat class, which had one...

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Agordat Operation

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The Agordat Operation was part of the Eritrean War of Independence, and took place on 12 July 1962. It was intended to kill the Ethiopia's Representative...

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Eritrea

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Eritrea were the first to inhabit these areas. Excavations in and near Agordat in central Eritrea yielded the remains of an ancient pre-Aksumite civilization...

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First Battle of Agordat

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The First Battle of Agordat, which took place on 27 June 1890 was the first battle between Italy and the Mahdist State. Fighting began when a force of...

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Giuseppe Galliano

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for two years; in 1890, he was sent again to Eritrea. In the battle of Agordat (1893) Captain Giuseppe Galliano commanded a Battalion of Colonial Eritreans...

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Eritrean War of Independence

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independence on 1 September 1961 on the mountain of Adal, near the town of Agordat in south western Eritrea. Ethiopia annexed Eritrea the next year. Following...

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Italian Empire

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the First Battle of Agordat. In December 1893, Italian colonial troops and Mahdists fought again in the Second Battle of Agordat; Ahmed Ali campaigned...

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Sudan

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conquering Equatoria, and in 1893, the Italians repelled an Ansar attack at Agordat (in Eritrea) and forced the Ansar to withdraw from Ethiopia. In the 1890s...

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Giuseppe Arimondi

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the Mahdists before Kitchener's Expedition, soundly defeating them at Agordat in 1893. After a long and successful colonial service, he died in combat...

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List of railway stations in Eritrea

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via the capital Asmara to Agordat. The line can be divided into three sections (Massawa-Asmara; Asmara-Keren; Keren-Agordat). Additionally there was until...

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List of conflicts in Africa

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of the Eritrean Liberation Front (ELF) had been hanged in the centre of Agordat. 17 January 1970 – 60 village elders in Elabared had been rounded up for...

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List of torpedo cruisers of Italy

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final class, which comprised Agordat and Coatit, was built in the late 1890s to be fleet scouts. Like Pietro Micca, the Agordat class was too slow for its...

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Mahdist War

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the First Battle of Agordat. In December 1893, Italian colonial troops and Mahdists fought again in the Second Battle of Agordat; Ahmed Ali campaigned...

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Barka River

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rises just outside Asmara and flows in a northwestern direction through Agordat. The river merges with the Anseba River near the border with Sudan. In...

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Royal Fusiliers

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Africa 1915–17 The Second World War: Dunkirk 1940, North-West Europe 1940, Agordat, Keren, Syria 1941, Sidi Barrani, Djebel Tebaga, Peter's Corner, North...

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List of World War II battles

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conquest of British Somaliland: August 1940 Battle of Tug Argan Battle of Agordat: January 1941 Battle of Keren: February 1941 Siege of Saïo: March 1941...

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Askari

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battalions, the Eritrean ascaris fought with distinction at Serobeti, Agordat, Kassala, Coatit and Adwa and subsequently served in Libya and Ethiopia...

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Italian cruiser Coatit

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Navy) built in the late 1890s. She was the second and final member of the Agordat class. The ship, which was armed with twelve 76 mm (3 in) guns and two...

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Battle of Serobeti

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defeat at Serobeti and the preceding First Battle of Agordat (1890). The First Battle of Agordat made Muhammad Ahmad's followers more cautious. The Emir...

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Sikh Regiment

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Sikh Afghanistan 1919, 2 Sikh Palestine 1921, 5 Sikh Second World War Agordat 1940-41, 4 Sikh Keren 1941, 4 Sikh El Alamein 1940-43, 4 Sikh Omars 1941...

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