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.
  • Town
  • …lies at an elevation of around 600 metres (1,950 feet)
  • Description: human settlement in Eritrea
  • Also known as
    “Minhajer”
    “Minkhadzher”
    “Om Hager”
    “Om Hajer, Eritrea”
    “Om Hayer”
    “Omhājer”
    “Omhajer أم هاجر”
    “Umm Hāǧar”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Humera.
Town
is a town in northwestern .
6 km southwest of Umm Hājar
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Latitude
14.32305° or 14° 19′ 23″ north
Longitude
36.65268° or 36° 39′ 10″ east
Open location code
7G6R8MF3+63
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place = town
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Zulu—“Umm Hājar” goes by many names.
أم حجرArabic
أم هاجرArabic
Om HajerDutch
ام هاجرEgyptian Arabic
OmhajerFulah
OmhajerIrish
Om AgerItalian
OmhajerItalian
Om HadżerPolish
Om HajerPolish
ኡምሓጀርTigre
OmhajerZulu
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Eritrea: Highlights

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