Mendefera
Mendefera, formerly Adi Ugri, is an ancient town which is now the capital city of the Southern Region or Zoba Debub of Eritrea. The town's name derives from the high hill in the center of the city and it means that "who dared it" or "መን ደፈራ" as it was a jungle and is a source of pride to Eritreans.
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Latitude
14.88412° or 14° 53′ 3″ north
Longitude
38.81294° or 38° 48′ 47″ east
Open location code
7G6WVRM7+J5
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OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Zulu—“Mendefera” goes by many names.
عدي أوغريArabic
مندفراArabic
منديفيراArabic
MendeferaAsturian
МендефераBulgarian
MendeferaCatalan
MendeferaCebuano
門德費拉Chinese
门德费拉Chinese
MendeferaCroatian
MendeferaCzech
MendeferaDanish
Adi UgriDutch
MendeferaDutch
منديفيراEgyptian Arabic
MendeferaFinnish
MendeferaFulah
მენდეფერაGeorgian
ΜεντεφέραGreek
מנדפרהHebrew
Addi UgriItalian
Adi BanaItalian
Adi UgriItalian
MendeferaItalian
アディ・ウグリJapanese
メンデフェラJapanese
멘데페라Korean
Adi UgriLithuanian
MendeferaLithuanian
MendeferaMalay
MendeferaNorwegian
MendeferaNorwegian Bokmål
مندفراPersian
MendeferaPolish
MendeferaRomanian
Адди-УгриRussian
Ади-УгриRussian
МендефераRussian
МэндэфэраRussian
MendeferaSlovenian
مندفراSouth Azerbaijani
MendeferaSwahili
Adi UgriSwedish
MendeferaSwedish
መንደፈራTigre
MendeferaTigrinya
መንደፈራTigrinya
МендефераUkrainian
مندیفیراUrdu
MendeferVeps
MendeferaWestern Frisian
門德費拉Yue Chinese
MendeferaZulu
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