Umm Hājar

Omhajer is a town in . It is the center of the Omhajer subregion in the western Gash-Barka region of Eritrea. The area has a patented history with the Italians and the struggle between the Eritreans and Ethiopians.
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  • Type: Town
  • Description: human settlement in Eritrea
  • Also known as: Minhajer”, “Minkhadzher”, “Om Hager”, “Om Hajer”, “Om Hajer, Eritrea”, “Om Hayer”, “Omhajer”, “Omhājer”, “Omhajer, Eritrea”, “Umm Hagar”, “Umm Hāǧar”, and “Umm Hajar

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Humera.

Town
is a town in northwestern . It is located in the district in the of Ethiopia as well as the of Tigray, and has an elevation of 585 metres above sea level. is situated 6 km southwest of Umm Hājar.

Umm Hājar

Latitude
14.32305° or 14° 19′ 23″ north
Longitude
36.65268° or 36° 39′ 10″ east
Elevation
595 metres (1,952 feet)
Open location code
7G6R8MF3+63
Open­Street­Map ID
node 313799319
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
329883
Wiki­data ID
Q3882024
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Zulu—“Umm Hājar” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: أم هاجر
  • Dutch: Om Hajer
  • Egyptian Arabic: ام هاجر
  • French: Om Ager
  • German: Umm Hādschar
  • German: Umm Hāǧar
  • Irish: Omhajer
  • Italian: Om Ager
  • Italian: Omhajer
  • Polish: Om Hadżer
  • Polish: Om Hajer
  • Tigre: ኡምሓጀር
  • Zulu: Omhajer

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Highlights include مسجد أم هاجر and መቓብር ሓርበኛታት ኦምሓጀር مقبرة أم هاجر البلدية.

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