Triangle Afar

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Great Pyramid

The Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis bordering what is now Cairo(Oom Aldonya ), Egypt in Africa, and is the only remaining member of the Seven Wonders of the World. It is believed to have been built as a tomb for Fourth dynasty Egyptian pharaoh Khufu and constructed over a 20 year period concluding around 2560 BC. It is sometimes called Khufu's Pyramid or the Pyramid of Khufu

The new Seven Wonder of the World

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Petra :

is an archaeological site in southwestern Jordan, lying on the slope of Mount Hor in a deprassion among the mountains which form the eastern flank of Arabah (Wadi Araba), the large valley running from the Dead Sea(Bahar Almayeet) to the Gulf of Aqaba. It is famous for having many stone structures carved into the rock. The long-hidden site was revealed to the Western world in 1812by the Swiss explorer. The site was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985 when it was described as "one of the most precious cultural properties of man's cultural heritage.

ERITREA

noreply@blogger.com (dankalia) — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 06:57:00 +0000

Eritrea :
Eritrea is the smallest country in the horn of Africa (East Africa ). It extends about 1000km Along the Red sea and has area of (121,144 sq km). Location Eastern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Djibouti and Sudan. The land varies from temperate central highlands to coastal desert plain, with savanna and open woodlands in the western lowlands. The economy is based on livestock herding and subsistence agriculture. Industry, based in Asmara, includes food products, textiles, and leather goods; exports include salt, hides, cement, and gum Arabic.

GEOGRAPHICAL
Country in northeastern Africa bordered by Sudan to the north and west, Ethiopia to the south, Djibouti to the southeast, and the Red Sea to the east.

Who was rule Eritrea before independence?
There was several colonization in Eritrea before it gate its independence. As the site of the main ports of the Aksumite empire, known by Adoles (Zula Venezuela) it was linked to the beginnings of the Ethiopian kingdom, but it retained much of its independence until it came under Ottoman rule in the 16th century. Again In the 17th – 19th centuries, control of the territory was disputed among Ethiopia, the Ottomans, the kingdom of Tigray, Egypt, and Italy; it became an Italian colony in 1890. Eritrea was used as the main base for the Italian invasions of Ethiopia (1896,1935 – 36) and in 1936 became part of Italian East Africa. It was captured by the British in 1941, federated to Ethiopia in 1952, and made a province of Ethiopia in 1962.

Independence:
After the long struggle ware of 30 years for independence ended in 1991 with the EPLF expelling the Ethiopian Army from Eritrea. Eritrea declared its independence from Ethiopia in 1993 in the month of May date 24.

Economy:
Eritrea's largely agricultural economy was devastated by its 30-year-long indepedence war with Ethiopia and hurt again by the strain of the 1998–2000 border war. Some 70% of the population is involved in farming and herding. The country's agricultural products include sorghum, wheat, corn, cotton, coffee, and tobacco. Cattle, sheep, goats, and camels are raised, and hides are produced. There is a fishing industry and some pearl fisheries remain in the Dahlak Archipelago. The country's natural resources include gold, copper, potash, zinc, iron, and salt, but they have not yet been exploited. Offshore oil exploration was begun in the mid-1990s. Eritrea has little manufacturing beyond food processing, textiles, and building materials.

The capital city of Eritrea:
The capital city of Eritrea was built by the Italian colonial city, Asmara was made the capital city of colonial Eritrea in preference to Massawa by Governor Martini in 1897.Asmara is one of the wonderful capital in Africa, clean and safest capital for travelers. The people of Eritrea make you feel welcome. Asmara have been design and build by the European and us the architects of the capital of Italia Roma, the asmara known by the eritreans as small Roma in the horn of Africa. The street of the city is planted by the attractive palm trees that make u feel as the natural environment.
Asmara is located in the feet of about (2,400m) above sea level from the cost of Red sea the Eritrean highlands on the eastern edge of the escarpment.

ERITREAN FOOD:

There is a large varity of food in Eritrea. The most common food eaten by Eritreans is injera. This is a type of flat bread that is eaten with many different kinds of sauces

AFAR PEOPLE

noreply@blogger.com (dankalia) — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 10:16:00 +0000

History of Afar people
In the part of Afar region, the two oldest finds of pre-historic man so far were discovered. In 1974, the first famous find – an Australopithecus afarensis – was made. It is also known by the name of “Lucy” and she lived 3.5 million years ago. In 1994, another fossil of pre-historic man was found, the Ardipithecus ramidus. This time, it was a man who had lived 4.5 million years ago.
The older fossil was found in Aramis and the younger in Hadar. Both localities are situated along the Awash River, which runs through the Afar region in the Horn of Africa.
The most recent find was made in the spring of 2003 on the same spot and it was named Idaltu, which means “the elder” in the Afar language. This is the oldest find ever of the species of Homo sapiens. The fact that the find is 160 000 years old indicates that, in fact, the cradle of humankind lies in the Afar country. The Afar people are considered to be one of the oldest people in the Horn of Africa.

Historic times
Etymologically it is accepted that the words “Africa” and “African” are derived from the word Afar. It is an historical fact that the Afar people have lived in the region long before the time of ancient Egypt and the Pharaohs. It is also considered a fact that the Afar people are the original inhabitants of the region.
Thousands of years before Christ, the Afar country (also known as the Afar Triangle) became the first African country of which the old Egyptians knew. From time immemorial, trading and other contacts were made between the Egyptians and the Afar people along the shores of the Red Sea.
During the prospering ancient Egyptian culture, the Egyptians imported luxury articles such as incense, tea, ebony and salt from the Afar country. Trading also took place between the Afar people and the Phoenicians, who referred to the Afar country as Bakhur (incense).

Religion
The Afar began to convert to Islam in the 10th century after contact with Arabs. The brand of Islam they practice is heavily syncretic and includes many elements of their older, indigenous religion (focused on the Sky God).
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