Arebay is a tabia or municipality in the Dogu'a Tembien district of the Tigray Region of Ethiopia organised around the Arebay mountain peaks (2799 m). The tabia centre is in Arebay village, located approximately 13 km to the east-northeast of the woreda town Hagere Selam.
The tabia occupies a high position around the Arebay peaks Ekli Imba, Medayq and Addi Shumbolo. The highest peak is 2799 m a.s.l. and the lowest place at the northeast (2150 m a.s.l.).
Geology and soils
Geological formations
From the higher to the lower locations, the following geological formations are present:[1]
The rainfall pattern shows a very high seasonality with 70 to 80% of the annual rain falling in July and August. Mean temperature in Arebay is 17.2 °C, oscillating between average daily minimum of 9.5 °C and maximum of 24.6 °C. The contrasts between day and night air temperatures are much larger than seasonal contrasts.[5]
Springs
As there are no permanent rivers, the presence of springs is of utmost importance for the local people. The main springs in the tabia are:[6]
May Deqqi Sa’iri
Addi Amdey
Reservoirs
In this area with rains that last only for a couple of months per year, reservoirs of different sizes allow harvesting runoff from the rainy season for further use in the dry season. Overall they suffer from siltation.[7] Yet, they strongly contribute to greening the landscape, either through irrigation or seepage water. Main reservoirs are:
May Leiba reservoir, in Ayninbirkekintabia; it intercepts the runoff from the southern half of Arebay
Traditional surface water harvesting ponds, particularly in places without permanent springs, called rahaya
Horoyo, household ponds, recently constructed through campaigns[8]
Settlements
The tabia centre Arebay holds a few administrative offices, a health post, a primary school, and some small shops.[6] There are a few more primary schools across the tabia. The main other populated places are:[9]
Medayq
Addi Amdey
Harhar
Ts’arot
Agriculture and livelihood
The population lives essentially from crop farming, supplemented with off-season work in nearby towns. The land is dominated by farmlands which are clearly demarcated and are cropped every year. Hence the agricultural system is a permanent upland farming system.[10] The farmers have adapted their cropping systems to the spatio-temporal variability in rainfall.[11]
History and culture
History
The history of the tabia is strongly confounded with the history of Tembien.
Ch’erkos church forest
Religion and churches
Most inhabitants are Orthodox Christians. The following churches are located in the tabia:
Mika’el
Giyergis
Addi Amdey Maryam
Ts’arot Ch’erkos
Inda Siwa, the local beer houses
In the main villages, there are traditional beer houses (Inda Siwa), often in unique settings, which are a good place for resting and chatting with the local people. The most renown ones are in the tabia centre Arebay: Haleqa Abraha Tefere, Atakilti Gebremedhin and Hagos Gebremeskel.[6]
Roads and communication
The main road Mekelle – Hagere Selam – Abiy Addi runs some 5 km south, and down, of the tabia. There are regular bus services to these towns. Further, a mountain access road links most villages to the main asphalt road.
Tourism
Its mountainous nature and proximity to Mekelle makes the tabia fit for tourism.[12] The high variability of geological formations and the rugged topography invites for geological and geographic tourism or "geotourism".[13]
Birdwatching (for the species, see the main Dogu'a Tembien page) can be done particularly in exclosures and forests. The Maryam Addi Amdey church forest is recommended.[14][9]
Trekking routes
Trekking routes have been established in this tabia.[15] The tracks are not marked on the ground but can be followed using downloaded .GPX files.[16]
Trek 23, en east–west ridge trek across Dogu'a Tembien, passes over Arebay's peaks
Trek 26, links the main road in Ala’isa to the Ekli Imba peak
Accommodation and facilities
The facilities are very basic.[17] One may be invited to spend the night in a rural homestead or ask permission to pitch a tent. Hotels are available in Hagere Selam and Mekelle.
More detailed information
For more details on environment, agriculture, rural sociology, hydrology, ecology, culture, etc., see the overall page on the Dogu'a Tembien district.
References
^Sembroni, A.; Molin, P.; Dramis, F. (2019). Regional geology of the Dogu'a Tembien massif. In: Geo-trekking in Ethiopia's Tropical Mountains - The Dogu'a Tembien District. SpringerNature. ISBN978-3-030-04954-6.
^Bosellini, A.; Russo, A.; Fantozzi, P.; Assefa, G.; Tadesse, S. (1997). "The Mesozoic succession of the Mekelle Outlier (Tigrai Province, Ethiopia)". Mem. Sci. Geol. 49: 95–116.
^Tefera, M.; Chernet, T.; Haro, W. Geological Map of Ethiopia (1:2,000,000). Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Ethiopian Institute of Geological Survey.
^Van de Wauw, J. and colleagues (2008). "Soil–landscape relationships in the basalt-dominated highlands of Tigray, Ethiopia". Catena. 75 (1): 162–178. doi:10.1016/j.catena.2008.04.006.
^Jacob, M. and colleagues (2019). "Dogu'a Tembien's Tropical Mountain Climate". Dogu'a Tembien's Tropical Mountain Climate. In: Geo-trekking in Ethiopia's Tropical Mountains - The Dogu'a Tembien District. SpringerNature. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-04955-3_3. ISBN978-3-030-04954-6. S2CID 199105560.
^ abcWhat do we hear from the farmers in Dogu'a Tembien? [in Tigrinya]. Hagere Selam, Ethiopia. 2016. p. 100.
^Nigussie Haregeweyn, and colleagues (2006). "Reservoirs in Tigray: characteristics and sediment deposition problems". Land Degradation and Development. 17: 211–230. doi:10.1002/ldr.698. S2CID 129834993.
^Developers and farmers intertwining interventions: the case of rainwater harvesting and food-for-work in Degua Temben, Tigray, Ethiopia
^ abJacob, M. and colleagues (2019). Geo-trekking map of Dogu'a Tembien (1:50,000). In: Geo-trekking in Ethiopia's Tropical Mountains - The Dogu'a Tembien District. SpringerNature. ISBN978-3-030-04954-6.
^Naudts, J (2002). Les Hautes Terres de Tembien, Tigré, Ethiopie; Résistance et limites d'une ancienne civilisation agraire; Conséquences sur la dégradation des terres [MSc dissertation]. CNEARC, Montpellier, France.
^Frankl, A. and colleagues (2013). "The effect of rainfall on spatio‐temporal variability in cropping systems and duration of crop cover in the Northern Ethiopian Highlands". Soil Use and Management. 29 (3): 374–383. doi:10.1111/sum.12041. hdl:1854/LU-3123393. S2CID 95207289.
^Geo-trekking in Ethiopia's Tropical Mountains - The Dogu'a Tembien District. SpringerNature. 2019. ISBN978-3-030-04954-6.
^Miruts Hagos and colleagues (2019). Geosites, Geoheritage, Human-Environment Interactions, and Sustainable Geotourism in Dogu'a Tembien. In: Geo-Trekking in Ethiopia's Tropical Mountains, the Dogu'a Tembien District. SpringerNature. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-04955-3_1. ISBN978-3-030-04954-6. S2CID 199095921.
^Aerts, R.; Lerouge, F.; November, E. (2019). Birds of forests and open woodlands in the highlands of Dogu'a Tembien. In: Geo-trekking in Ethiopia's Tropical Mountains - The Dogu'a Tembien District. SpringerNature. ISBN978-3-030-04954-6.
^Nyssen, Jan (2019). Description of Trekking Routes in Dogu'a Tembien. GeoGuide. Springer-Nature. pp. 557–675. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-04955-3_38. ISBN978-3-030-04954-6. S2CID 199271514.
^"Public GPS Traces tagged with nyssen-jacob-frankl".
^Nyssen, Jan (2019). "Logistics for the Trekker in a Rural Mountain District of Northern Ethiopia". Geo-trekking in Ethiopia's Tropical Mountains. GeoGuide. Springer-Nature. pp. 537–556. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-04955-3_37. ISBN978-3-030-04954-6. S2CID 199198251.
January 26, 2023
arebay, tabia, municipality, dogu, tembien, district, tigray, region, ethiopia, organised, around, mountain, peaks, 2799, tabia, centre, village, located, approximately, east, northeast, woreda, town, hagere, selam, southern, part, seen, from, ekli, imbalocati. Arebay is a tabia or municipality in the Dogu a Tembien district of the Tigray Region of Ethiopia organised around the Arebay mountain peaks 2799 m The tabia centre is in Arebay village located approximately 13 km to the east northeast of the woreda town Hagere Selam ArebaySouthern part of Arebay as seen from Ekli ImbaArebayLocation within EthiopiaCoordinates 13 43 N 39 17 E 13 717 N 39 283 E 13 717 39 283 Coordinates 13 43 N 39 17 E 13 717 N 39 283 E 13 717 39 283CountryEthiopiaRegionTigrayZoneDebub Misraqawi Southeastern WoredaDogu a TembienArea Total20 21 km2 7 80 sq mi Elevation2 630 m 8 630 ft Time zoneUTC 3 EAT Contents 1 Geography 1 1 Geology and soils 1 1 1 Geological formations 1 1 2 Soil types 1 2 Climate 1 3 Springs 1 4 Reservoirs 1 5 Settlements 2 Agriculture and livelihood 3 History and culture 3 1 History 3 2 Religion and churches 3 3 Inda Siwa the local beer houses 4 Roads and communication 5 Tourism 5 1 Touristic attractions 5 2 Birdwatching 5 3 Trekking routes 5 4 Accommodation and facilities 6 More detailed information 7 ReferencesGeography EditThe tabia occupies a high position around the Arebay peaks Ekli Imba Medayq and Addi Shumbolo The highest peak is 2799 m a s l and the lowest place at the northeast 2150 m a s l Geology and soils Edit Geological formations Edit From the higher to the lower locations the following geological formations are present 1 Upper basalt Interbedded lacustrine deposits Lower basalt Amba Aradam Formation Agula Shale 2 Mekelle Dolerite 3 Soil types Edit From Ekli Imba down to the cliff that marks the boundary to Ayninbirkekin red black Skeletic Cambisol Pellic Vertisol catenas occur on basalt 4 See also Soil in Dogu a Tembien Climate Edit The rainfall pattern shows a very high seasonality with 70 to 80 of the annual rain falling in July and August Mean temperature in Arebay is 17 2 C oscillating between average daily minimum of 9 5 C and maximum of 24 6 C The contrasts between day and night air temperatures are much larger than seasonal contrasts 5 Springs Edit As there are no permanent rivers the presence of springs is of utmost importance for the local people The main springs in the tabia are 6 May Deqqi Sa iri Addi AmdeyReservoirs Edit In this area with rains that last only for a couple of months per year reservoirs of different sizes allow harvesting runoff from the rainy season for further use in the dry season Overall they suffer from siltation 7 Yet they strongly contribute to greening the landscape either through irrigation or seepage water Main reservoirs are May Leiba reservoir in Ayninbirkekin tabia it intercepts the runoff from the southern half of Arebay Traditional surface water harvesting ponds particularly in places without permanent springs called rahaya Horoyo household ponds recently constructed through campaigns 8 Settlements Edit The tabia centre Arebay holds a few administrative offices a health post a primary school and some small shops 6 There are a few more primary schools across the tabia The main other populated places are 9 Medayq Addi Amdey Harhar Ts arotAgriculture and livelihood EditThe population lives essentially from crop farming supplemented with off season work in nearby towns The land is dominated by farmlands which are clearly demarcated and are cropped every year Hence the agricultural system is a permanent upland farming system 10 The farmers have adapted their cropping systems to the spatio temporal variability in rainfall 11 History and culture EditHistory Edit The history of the tabia is strongly confounded with the history of Tembien Ch erkos church forest Religion and churches Edit Most inhabitants are Orthodox Christians The following churches are located in the tabia Mika el Giyergis Addi Amdey Maryam Ts arot Ch erkosInda Siwa the local beer houses Edit In the main villages there are traditional beer houses Inda Siwa often in unique settings which are a good place for resting and chatting with the local people The most renown ones are in the tabia centre Arebay Haleqa Abraha Tefere Atakilti Gebremedhin and Hagos Gebremeskel 6 Roads and communication EditThe main road Mekelle Hagere Selam Abiy Addi runs some 5 km south and down of the tabia There are regular bus services to these towns Further a mountain access road links most villages to the main asphalt road Tourism EditIts mountainous nature and proximity to Mekelle makes the tabia fit for tourism 12 The high variability of geological formations and the rugged topography invites for geological and geographic tourism or geotourism 13 Touristic attractions Edit Mountain peaks with astonishing views up to Simien Adwa Mugulat Mt near Adigrat and Imba Alaje Springs high up on the mountainBirdwatching Edit Birdwatching for the species see the main Dogu a Tembien page can be done particularly in exclosures and forests The Maryam Addi Amdey church forest is recommended 14 9 Trekking routes Edit Trekking routes have been established in this tabia 15 The tracks are not marked on the ground but can be followed using downloaded GPX files 16 Trek 23 en east west ridge trek across Dogu a Tembien passes over Arebay s peaks Trek 26 links the main road in Ala isa to the Ekli Imba peakAccommodation and facilities Edit The facilities are very basic 17 One may be invited to spend the night in a rural homestead or ask permission to pitch a tent Hotels are available in Hagere Selam and Mekelle More detailed information EditFor more details on environment agriculture rural sociology hydrology ecology culture etc see the overall page on the Dogu a Tembien district References Edit Sembroni A Molin P Dramis F 2019 Regional geology of the Dogu a Tembien massif In Geo trekking in Ethiopia s Tropical Mountains The Dogu a Tembien District SpringerNature ISBN 978 3 030 04954 6 Bosellini A Russo A Fantozzi P Assefa G Tadesse S 1997 The Mesozoic succession of the Mekelle Outlier Tigrai Province Ethiopia Mem Sci Geol 49 95 116 Tefera M Chernet T Haro W Geological Map of Ethiopia 1 2 000 000 Addis Ababa Ethiopia Ethiopian Institute of Geological Survey Van de Wauw J and colleagues 2008 Soil landscape relationships in the basalt dominated highlands of Tigray Ethiopia Catena 75 1 162 178 doi 10 1016 j catena 2008 04 006 Jacob M and colleagues 2019 Dogu a Tembien s Tropical Mountain Climate Dogu a Tembien s Tropical Mountain Climate In Geo trekking in Ethiopia s Tropical Mountains The Dogu a Tembien District SpringerNature doi 10 1007 978 3 030 04955 3 3 ISBN 978 3 030 04954 6 S2CID 199105560 a b c What do we hear from the farmers in Dogu a Tembien in Tigrinya Hagere Selam Ethiopia 2016 p 100 Nigussie Haregeweyn and colleagues 2006 Reservoirs in Tigray characteristics and sediment deposition problems Land Degradation and Development 17 211 230 doi 10 1002 ldr 698 S2CID 129834993 Developers and farmers intertwining interventions the case of rainwater harvesting and food for work in Degua Temben Tigray Ethiopia a b Jacob M and colleagues 2019 Geo trekking map of Dogu a Tembien 1 50 000 In Geo trekking in Ethiopia s Tropical Mountains The Dogu a Tembien District SpringerNature ISBN 978 3 030 04954 6 Naudts J 2002 Les Hautes Terres de Tembien Tigre Ethiopie Resistance et limites d une ancienne civilisation agraire Consequences sur la degradation des terres MSc dissertation CNEARC Montpellier France Frankl A and colleagues 2013 The effect of rainfall on spatio temporal variability in cropping systems and duration of crop cover in the Northern Ethiopian Highlands Soil Use and Management 29 3 374 383 doi 10 1111 sum 12041 hdl 1854 LU 3123393 S2CID 95207289 Geo trekking in Ethiopia s Tropical Mountains The Dogu a Tembien District SpringerNature 2019 ISBN 978 3 030 04954 6 Miruts Hagos and colleagues 2019 Geosites Geoheritage Human Environment Interactions and Sustainable Geotourism in Dogu a Tembien In Geo Trekking in Ethiopia s Tropical Mountains the Dogu a Tembien District SpringerNature doi 10 1007 978 3 030 04955 3 1 ISBN 978 3 030 04954 6 S2CID 199095921 Aerts R Lerouge F November E 2019 Birds of forests and open woodlands in the highlands of Dogu a Tembien In Geo trekking in Ethiopia s Tropical Mountains The Dogu a Tembien District SpringerNature ISBN 978 3 030 04954 6 Nyssen Jan 2019 Description of Trekking Routes in Dogu a Tembien GeoGuide Springer Nature pp 557 675 doi 10 1007 978 3 030 04955 3 38 ISBN 978 3 030 04954 6 S2CID 199271514 Public GPS Traces tagged with nyssen jacob frankl Nyssen Jan 2019 Logistics for the Trekker in a Rural Mountain District of Northern Ethiopia Geo trekking in Ethiopia s Tropical Mountains GeoGuide Springer Nature pp 537 556 doi 10 1007 978 3 030 04955 3 37 ISBN 978 3 030 04954 6 S2CID 199198251 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arebay amp oldid 1085166327, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,