Semhar

For the Eritrean lawyer, see Semhar Araia.

Semhar is the name of a former province of Eritrea, which has now become almost incorporated into the Northern Red Sea Region when the number and names of provinces were unilaterally changed in 1996.[1] The province was thinly settled with Massawa as the provincial capital.[2] The population is mainly Tigre, Afar, Saho and Tigrinya. The Tigre and Tigrinya language are mainly spoken. The population is mainly pastoralist and agro-pastroalist.

It is a common name for Eritrean females and at times males as well. Semhar is also a city in Eritrea.

References

  1. ^ Mekonnen, Daniel Rezene (May 2008). Transitional justice: framing a model for Eritrea (Thesis thesis). University of the Free State.
  2. ^ The Rising tide of cultural pluralism : the nation-state at bay?. Crawford Young. Madison, Wis.: University of Wisconsin Press. 1993. pp. 183–184. ISBN 0-299-13880-1. OCLC 27680597.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)


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