Beles, Ethiopia

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Place in Tigray, Ethiopia

Beles

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Beles

Location within Ethiopia

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Beles

Beles (Ethiopia)

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Coordinates: 14°04′06″N 38°24′20″E﻿ / ﻿14.06838°N 38.40558°E﻿ / 14.06838; 38.40558
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

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The tabiya includes the villages of Beles, Meskelo, Chguarid, Adi Keshi and others.

### Livelihood

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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

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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

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Most inhabitants are Orthodox Christians.

## References

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1. ^ 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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