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  • Qohaito

    Qohaito is an ancient city located in Southern Region (Debub region) of Eritrea. It was a pre-Aksumite settlement that thrived during the Aksumite period. The ruins include the pre-Christian temple of Mariam Wakino, the Sahira Dam and the Neolithic rock art in the Adi Alauti cave.
    The site is included on the UNESCO Tentative List under the official name, Qoahito Cultural Landscape.
    UNESCO Tentative List
    Qohaito
    by Sailko, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Qohaito
    by Sailko, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Qohaito
    by Sailko, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Elevation: 2616 m

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    Qohaito

    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    2011

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    Historic Cities and Regions

    Location

    Eritrea

    Southern Region

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    Fifth Millennium BC

    Pre-Aksumite

    Kingdom of Aksum

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    Pre-Aksumite & Aksumite Monuments

     

     

     

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