Beles, Ethiopia
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Beles
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  Beles Location within Ethiopia  Beles Beles (Ethiopia) | |
| Coordinates: 14°04′06″N 38°24′20″E / 14.06838°N 38.40558°E | |
| Country |  Ethiopia |
| Region |  Tigray |
| Zone | Semien Mi'irabawi Zone |
| Woreda | Tahtay Koraro |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Beles is a tabiya or municipality in the Tahtay Koraro district of the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. The tabiya centre is Beles village itself.
Geography
[edit]The tabiya includes the villages of Beles, Meskelo, Chguarid, Adi Keshi and others.
Livelihood
[edit]The population lives essentially from crop farming, supplemented with off-season work in nearby towns. The land is dominated by farmlands which are clearly demarcated and are cropped every year. Hence the agricultural system is a permanent upland farming system.[1]
Population
[edit]The tabiya centre of Beles holds a few administrative offices and some small shops. The main other populated places in the tabia are Meskelo, Chguarid, Adi Keshi and others.
Religion and church
[edit]Most inhabitants are Orthodox Christians.
References
[edit]- ^ Naudts, J (2002). Les Hautes Terres de Tembien, Tigré, Ethiopie; Résistance et limites d'une ancienne civilisation agraire; Conséquences sur la dégradation des terres [MSc dissertation]. CNEARC, Montpellier, France.
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