Eritrea
Maekel Region
Ghala Nefhi subregion

Dairo Paulos

Dairo Paulos is a village on the outskirts of , . The name means "Fig of Paul" and is reported to refer to a characteristic tree of the area and a founder of the village. There is a small reservoir near the town.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Residential area
  • Description: human settlement in Eritrea
  • Also known as: “Da’iro P’awlos”, “Daero Paulos”, and “Dahro Caulos”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mai Nefhi and Asmara.

Village
is both a location near , and the dam after which it was named. The dam was completed in 1970, during the reign of Haile Selassie, and remains the main water source for . is situated 8 km west of Dairo Paulos.

Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The capital of is a vibrant mix of Italian and African architecture and culture. It is by far the biggest and most important city of Eritrea and not just the administration center of the country but also the cultural center and the place where every tourist will arrive to the country.

Dairo Paulos

Latitude
15.2779° or 15° 16′ 40″ north
Longitude
38.86944° or 38° 52′ 10″ east
Elevation
2,317 metres (7,602 feet)
Open location code
7G7W7VH9+5Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 435292639
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Geo­Names ID
340200
Wiki­data ID
Q5209548
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Zulu—“Dairo Paulos” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “دايرو باولس”
  • Dutch: “Dairo Paulos”
  • French: “Daero Paulos”
  • Vietnamese: “Daero Paulos”
  • Vietnamese: “Dairo Paulos”
  • Zulu: “Dairo Paulos”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Dairo Paulos”. Photo: Voice of Clam, Public domain.