Location: northern part of Ethiopia

Capital: Mekele

President: Ato Tsegaye Berhe

Area: 80,000 square k.m

Topography: 600-3000 meters above sea level

Climate: Hot and mild

Population: 3,901,000

Working language: Tigrigna

Distance from Addis Ababa to Mekele: 783 k.m

Yeha - Temple of the Moon (500 B.C), The Axum stelae,the palace of Queen of Sheba, The Mosque of Ahmad Nejash, Debre Damo Monastery, first written music in the world, The Ethiopian alphabet(Geez)