Mordechai Abir notes that, along with Ficho, Atsbi was an important center of trade in the blocks of salt called amoleh, which was used as late as the 20th century as currency. Both settlements lay on the borders of the former provinces of Agame and Enderta at the edge of the Ethiopian highlands.[1] Here caravans brought thousands of amolahs from the salt deposits in the Afar Depression, which were then sold to traders for about 100 to one Maria Theresa Thaler; these merchants then transported the blocks west to Adwa, Axum and Gondar, and south to Gojjam and beyond as far as Ennarea and the Kingdom of Kaffa where they sold them at a profit.[2]
The Italians occupied Atsbi on 12 November 1935, after clashing with the troops of Dejazmach Kassa Sebhat.[3]
In 1938, there was a health post and a telephone office. [4]
The Italian army left the town in 1941.
The refugee camp at Atsbi, along with the one at Korem, were shown on BBC television on 23 and 24 October 1984 as an example of the devastation of the 1983–85 famine.[5]
Demographics
In 1938, the town counted approximately 2000 inhabitants.[4]
Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, Atsbi had an estimated total population of 5,857 of whom 2,663 are men and 3,194 are women.[6] The 1994 census reported it had a total population of 3,381 of whom 1,418 were men and 1,963 were women.
Geology and soils
The following geological formations are present in this locality: [7]
^Mordechai Abir, Ethiopia: The Era of the Princes; The Challenge of Islam and the Re-unification of the Christian Empire (1769-1855) (London: Longmans, 1968), p. 47
^The rate of exchange between the two items varied widely, from 80 amolahs to the Thaler to as many as 110. See the figures and sources in Richard K. P. Pankhurst, Economic History of Ethiopia Addis Ababa: Haile Selassie I University, 1968), pp. 461ff
^"Local History in Ethiopia" 2008-02-28 at the Wayback Machine The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 18 December 2007)
^ abConsociazione turistica Italiana. Guida dell'Africa orientale Italiana. Milano. p. 300.
^"Local History in Ethiopia" 2008-02-29 at the Wayback Machine The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 10 January 2008)
^CSA 2005 National Statistics November 23, 2006, at the Wayback Machine, Table B.4
^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.
^Tigist Araya (2006). Soil landscape relationship modeling of the Atsbi Horst, Tigray, Ethiopia. Unpub. MSc thesis. Mekelle, Ethiopia: Department of Land Resources Management and Environmental Protection, Mekelle University.
atsbi, ኣጽቢ, officially, known, endaselase, ኣጽቢ, እንዳስላሴ, town, tigray, ethiopia, located, misraqawi, eastern, zone, tigray, region, about, kilometers, northeast, qwiha, this, town, latitude, longitude, coordinates, with, elevation, 2630, meters, above, level, a. Atsbi Ge ez ኣጽቢ officially known as Atsbi Endaselase Ge ez ኣጽቢ እንዳስላሴ is a town in Tigray Ethiopia Located in the Misraqawi Eastern Zone of the Tigray Region about 50 kilometers northeast of Qwiha this town has a latitude and longitude of 13 52 N 39 44 E 13 867 N 39 733 E 13 867 39 733 Coordinates 13 52 N 39 44 E 13 867 N 39 733 E 13 867 39 733 with an elevation of 2630 meters above sea level It is the administrative center of Atsbi Wenberta woreda Atsbi ኣጽቢTownFlagAtsbiLocation within EthiopiaCoordinates 13 52 N 39 44 E 13 867 N 39 733 E 13 867 39 733CountryEthiopiaRegionTigrayZoneMisraqawi Eastern WoredaAtsbi WenbertaElevation2 630 m 8 630 ft Population 2005 Total5 857Time zoneUTC 03 00 EAT Contents 1 History 2 Demographics 3 Geology and soils 4 NotesHistory EditMordechai Abir notes that along with Ficho Atsbi was an important center of trade in the blocks of salt called amoleh which was used as late as the 20th century as currency Both settlements lay on the borders of the former provinces of Agame and Enderta at the edge of the Ethiopian highlands 1 Here caravans brought thousands of amolahs from the salt deposits in the Afar Depression which were then sold to traders for about 100 to one Maria Theresa Thaler these merchants then transported the blocks west to Adwa Axum and Gondar and south to Gojjam and beyond as far as Ennarea and the Kingdom of Kaffa where they sold them at a profit 2 The Italians occupied Atsbi on 12 November 1935 after clashing with the troops of Dejazmach Kassa Sebhat 3 In 1938 there was a health post and a telephone office 4 The Italian army left the town in 1941 The refugee camp at Atsbi along with the one at Korem were shown on BBC television on 23 and 24 October 1984 as an example of the devastation of the 1983 85 famine 5 Demographics EditIn 1938 the town counted approximately 2000 inhabitants 4 Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005 Atsbi had an estimated total population of 5 857 of whom 2 663 are men and 3 194 are women 6 The 1994 census reported it had a total population of 3 381 of whom 1 418 were men and 1 963 were women Geology and soils EditThe following geological formations are present in this locality 7 Enticho Sandstone Precambrian metamorphic rocksThe main geomorphic units with corresponding soil types are 8 9 Haplic Cambisol in Atsbi Undulating plain west of Atsbi Associated soil types complex of rock outcrops very stony and very shallow soils Lithic Leptosol shallow very stony silt loamy to loamy soils Skeletic Cambisol Leptic Cambisol Skeletic Regosol shallow to moderately deep silt loamy to loamy soils Haplic Cambisol Inclusions Brown silty loams to loamy sands developed on alluvium with good natural fertility Mollic Fluvisol Fluvic Cambisol clays of floodplains with very high watertable with moderate to good natural fertility Eutric Gleysol Gleyic Cambisol Rolling landscape on Precambrian rocks east of the town Dominant soil type complex of rock outcrops very stony and very shallow soils Lithic Leptosol Associated soil types shallow very stony silt loamy to loamy soils Skeletic Cambisol Leptic Cambisol Skeletic Regosol clays of floodplains with very high watertable with moderate to good natural fertility Eutric Gleysol Gleyic Cambisol Inclusion moderately deep red brownish loamy soils with a good natural fertility Chromic Luvisol Mesas in Enticho Sandstone south of the town Associated soil types complex of rock outcrops very stony and very shallow soils Lithic Leptosol shallow very stony silt loamy to loamy soils Skeletic Cambisol Leptic Cambisol Skeletic Regosol Inclusions Shallow dark loamy soils with a good natural fertility Rendzic and Leptic Phaeozem shallow stony loam soils Eutric Regosol and Cambisol Colluvium of Enticho Sandstone surrounding the previous geomorphic unit Dominant soil type sandy clay loams to sands developed on sandy colluvium Eutric Arenosol Regosol Cambisol Associated soil type shallow very stony silt loamy to loamy soils Skeletic Cambisol Leptic Cambisol Skeletic Regosol Inclusion brown silty loams to loamy sands developed on alluvium with good natural fertility Mollic Fluvisol Fluvic Cambisol See also Soil in Atsbi WenbertaNotes Edit Mordechai Abir Ethiopia The Era of the Princes The Challenge of Islam and the Re unification of the Christian Empire 1769 1855 London Longmans 1968 p 47 The rate of exchange between the two items varied widely from 80 amolahs to the Thaler to as many as 110 See the figures and sources in Richard K P Pankhurst Economic History of Ethiopia Addis Ababa Haile Selassie I University 1968 pp 461ff Local History in Ethiopia Archived 2008 02 28 at the Wayback Machine The Nordic Africa Institute website accessed 18 December 2007 a b Consociazione turistica Italiana Guida dell Africa orientale Italiana Milano p 300 Local History in Ethiopia Archived 2008 02 29 at the Wayback Machine The Nordic Africa Institute website accessed 10 January 2008 CSA 2005 National Statistics Archived November 23 2006 at the Wayback Machine Table B 4 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 Tigist Araya 2006 Soil landscape relationship modeling of the Atsbi Horst Tigray Ethiopia Unpub MSc thesis Mekelle Ethiopia Department of Land Resources Management and Environmental Protection Mekelle University Nyssen Jan Tielens Sander Gebreyohannes Tesfamichael Araya Tigist Teka Kassa Van De Wauw Johan Degeyndt Karen Descheemaeker Katrien Amare Kassa Haile Mitiku Zenebe Amanuel Munro Neil Walraevens Kristine Kindeya Gebrehiwot Poesen Jean Frankl Amaury Tsegay Alemtsehay Deckers Jozef 2019 Understanding spatial patterns of soils for sustainable agriculture in northern Ethiopia s tropical mountains PLOS ONE 14 10 e0224041 Bibcode 2019PLoSO 1424041N doi 10 1371 journal pone 0224041 PMC 6804989 PMID 31639144 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w 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