Shambuko

Shambuko
شامبيكو
Shambuko
Location in Eritrea
Coordinates: 14°55′09″N 37°50′08″E / 14.91917°N 37.83556°E / 14.91917; 37.83556
Country Eritrea
RegionGash-Barka
DistrictShambuko District
ClimateBSh

Shambuko (Arabic: شامبيكو, Tigrinya: ሻምቡቆ Tigrinya pronunciation: [ʃambukʼo]) is a small town in the Gash-Barka Region of Eritrea.[1] The town was overrun by Ethiopia during the Eritrean-Ethiopian War when the population fled from there.

References

  1. ^ Connell, Dan (2004). Building a New Nation: Collected Articles on the Eritrean Revolution (1983-2002). Red Sea Press. ISBN 978-1-56902-198-9.

14°55′09″N 37°50′08″E / 14.91917°N 37.83556°E / 14.91917; 37.83556