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'''Agordat''' ({{lang-gez|ኣቆርዳት}} {{lang-ar|أغوردات}}; also '''Akordat''' or '''Ak'ordat''') is a city in [[Gash-Barka Region|Gash-Barka]], [[Eritrea]]. It was the capital of the former [[Barka (Eritrea)|Barka]] province, which was situated between the present-day [[Gash-Barka Region|Gash-Barka]] and [[Anseba Region|Anseba]] [[Regions of Eritrea|regions]].
'''Agordat, ኣቑርደት''' (also spelled '''Akordat''' or '''Ak'ordat''') is a city in [[Gash-Barka Region|Gash-Barka]], [[Eritrea]]. It was the capital of the former [[Barka (Eritrea)|Barka Province]], which was situated between the present-day [[Gash-Barka Region|Gash-Barka]] and [[Anseba Region|Anseba]] [[Regions of Eritrea|regions]].


==Overview==
==History==
⚫
Excavations in Agordat uncovered pottery related to the [[C-Group culture|C-Group]] (Temehu) pastoral culture, which inhabited the [[Nile Valley]] between 2500 and 1500 BC.<ref name="Cole">{{cite book|last1=Cole|first1=Sonia Mary|title=The Prehistory of East|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|date=1964|page=273}}</ref> Sherds akin to those of the [[Kerma culture]], another community that flourished in the Nile Valley around the same period, were also found at other local archaeological sites in the Barka valley belonging to the [[Gash Group]].<ref name="Leclant402">{{cite book|last1=Leclant|first1=Jean|title=Sesto Congresso internazionale di egittologia: atti, Volume 2|date=1993|publisher=International Association of Egyptologists|page=402|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0B1yAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=15 September 2014}}</ref><ref name="Bechaus-Gerst">{{cite book|author1=Marianne Bechaus-Gerst|author2=Roger Blench|editor= Kevin MacDonald|title=The Origins and Development of African Livestock: Archaeology, Genetics, Linguistics and Ethnography - "Linguistic evidence for the prehistory of livestock in Sudan" (2000)|date=2014|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1135434168|page=453|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-t5QAwAAQBAJ|accessdate=15 September 2014}}</ref><ref name="Lbant">{{cite book|last1=Behrens|first1=Peter|title=Libya Antiqua: Report and Papers of the Symposium Organized by Unesco in Paris, 16 to 18 January 1984 - "Language and migrations of the early Saharan cattle herders: the formation of the Berber branch"|date=1986|publisher=Unesco|isbn=9231023764|page=30|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p_hwAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=14 September 2014}}</ref>
Agordat lies in the western part of the country on the [[Barka River]]. An important [[market town]], it is home to a large [[mosque]].
[[File:Agordat Municipality.jpg|thumb|left|The Agordat Municipality office]]
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Excavations in Agordat uncovered pottery related to the [[C-Group culture|C-Group]] (Temehu) pastoral culture, which inhabited the [[Nile Valley]] between 2500-1500 BC.<ref name="Cole">{{cite book|last1=Cole|first1=Sonia Mary|title=The Prehistory of East|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|date=1964|page=273}}</ref> Sherds akin to those of the [[Kerma]] culture, another community that flourished in the Nile Valley around the same period, were also found at other local archaeological sites in the Barka valley belonging to the Gash Group.<ref name="Leclant402">{{cite book|last1=Leclant|first1=Jean|title=Sesto Congresso internazionale di egittologia: atti, Volume 2|date=1993|publisher=International Association of Egyptologists|page=402|url=https://www.google.com/books?id=0B1yAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=15 September 2014}}</ref> According to Peter Behrens (1981) and Marianne Bechaus-Gerst (2000), linguistic evidence indicates that the C-Group and Kerma peoples spoke [[Afro-Asiatic languages]] of the [[Berber languages|Berber]] and [[Cushitic languages|Cushitic]] branches, respectively.<ref name="Bechaus-Gerst">{{cite book|last1=Marianne Bechaus-Gerst|first1=Roger Blench, Kevin MacDonald (ed.)|title=The Origins and Development of African Livestock: Archaeology, Genetics, Linguistics and Ethnography - "Linguistic evidence for the prehistory of livestock in Sudan" (2000)|date=2014|publisher=Routledge|isbn=1135434166|page=453|url=https://www.google.com/books?id=-t5QAwAAQBAJ|accessdate=15 September 2014}}</ref><ref name="Lbant">{{cite book|last1=Behrens|first1=Peter|title=Libya Antiqua: Report and Papers of the Symposium Organized by Unesco in Paris, 16 to 18 January 1984 - "Language and migrations of the early Saharan cattle herders: the formation of the Berber branch"|date=1986|publisher=Unesco|isbn=9231023764|page=30|url=https://www.google.com/books?id=p_hwAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=14 September 2014}}</ref>


Agordat was the last major town along the [[Eritrean Railway]] to [[Massawa]] through [[Asmara]]. The line continued on through to [[Bishia]] its terminus. The local economy is reliant on passing traders moving between Asmara and [[Kessela]] in [[Sudan]].
Agordat was the last major town along the [[Eritrean Railway]] to [[Massawa]] through [[Asmara]]. The line continued on through to [[Bishia]], its terminus. The local economy is reliant on passing traders moving between Asmara and [[Kessela]] in [[Sudan]].


==Overview==
Agordat has many restaurants, as well as a hospital built during the colonial period in [[Italian Eritrea]]. A considerable amount of Eritrea's fruit and vegetables, particularly bananas and oranges, are transported through the town. Additionally, the Akat fruit is grown locally.
Agordat lies in the western part of the country on the [[Barka River]]. An important [[market town]] and it also home to a large [[mosque]]. Agordat has many restaurants, as well as a hospital built during the colonial period in [[Italian Eritrea]]. A considerable amount of Eritrea's fruit and vegetables, particularly bananas and oranges, are transported through the town. Additionally, the [[Hyphaene thebaica|Akat fruit]] is grown locally.


==Climate==
==Climate==
Ak'ordat has a [[hot arid climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification |Köppen]] ''BWh'') with hot to sweltering temperatures throughout the year and a short [[wet season]] from mid-June to mid-September due to the northward extension of the West African Monsoon and the [[African Easterly Jet]].
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==See also==
==See also==
{{commons category|Agordat}}
{{commons category|Agordat}}
*[[History of Eritrea]]
*[[History of Eritrea]]
*[[Battle of Agordat (1941)]]
*[[First Battle of Agordat]]
*[[Second Battle of Agordat]]
*[[Italian cruiser Agordat]]


==References==
==References==
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{{EB1911 poster|Agordat}}
{{EB1911 poster|Agordat}}


[[Category:Gash-Barka Region]]
[[Category:Gash-Barka region]]
[[Category:Populated places in Eritrea]]
[[Category:Populated places in Eritrea]]


Latest revision as of 23:05, 12 December 2024

This article is about the city in Eritrea. For the city in Ethiopia's Tigray Region, see Adigrat.
Agordat
ኣቑርደት
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, ኣቑርደት (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.

History

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Excavations in Agordat uncovered pottery related to the C-Group (Temehu) pastoral culture, which inhabited the Nile Valley between 2500 and 1500 BC.[1] Sherds akin to those of the Kerma culture, another community that flourished in the Nile Valley around the same period, were also found at other local archaeological sites in the Barka valley belonging to the Gash Group.[2][3][4]

Agordat was the last major town along the Eritrean Railway to Massawa through Asmara. The line continued on through to Bishia, its terminus. The local economy is reliant on passing traders moving between Asmara and Kessela in Sudan.

Overview

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Agordat lies in the western part of the country on the Barka River. An important market town and it also home to a large mosque. Agordat has many restaurants, as well as a hospital built during the colonial period in Italian Eritrea. A considerable amount of Eritrea's fruit and vegetables, particularly bananas and oranges, are transported through the town. Additionally, the Akat fruit is grown locally.

Climate

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Ak'ordat has a hot arid climate (Köppen BWh) with hot to sweltering temperatures throughout the year and a short wet season from mid-June to mid-September due to the northward extension of the West African Monsoon and the African Easterly Jet.

Climate data for Ak'ordat
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 32
(89) 		33
(92) 		36
(96) 		39
(103) 		40
(104) 		37
(99) 		33
(91) 		32
(89) 		35
(95) 		37
(99) 		36
(96) 		33
(92) 		35
(95)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 14
(58) 		14
(57) 		14
(58) 		18
(65) 		22
(72) 		22
(72) 		21
(69) 		21
(70) 		21
(69) 		21
(70) 		19
(67) 		16
(61) 		19
(66)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		10
(0.4) 		30
(1.2) 		100
(3.9) 		140
(5.5) 		40
(1.6) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		320
(12.6)
Source: Weatherbase [5]

See also

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Agordat.

References

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  1. ^ Cole, Sonia Mary (1964). The Prehistory of East. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. p. 273.
  2. ^ Leclant, Jean (1993). Sesto Congresso internazionale di egittologia: atti, Volume 2. International Association of Egyptologists. p. 402. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  3. ^ Marianne Bechaus-Gerst; Roger Blench (2014). Kevin MacDonald (ed.). The Origins and Development of African Livestock: Archaeology, Genetics, Linguistics and Ethnography - "Linguistic evidence for the prehistory of livestock in Sudan" (2000). Routledge. p. 453. ISBN 978-1135434168. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  4. ^ Behrens, Peter (1986). Libya Antiqua: Report and Papers of the Symposium Organized by Unesco in Paris, 16 to 18 January 1984 - "Language and migrations of the early Saharan cattle herders: the formation of the Berber branch". Unesco. p. 30. ISBN 9231023764. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  5. ^ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Ak'ordat, Eritrea". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.

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