In 2020 during Tigray War, the Al Nejashi Mosque was heavily damaged from shelling and looting.[4]
Demographicsedit
In the statistical tables of the 2007 census published by the Central Statistical Agency, the kebele Negash is located in is reported to have a total population of 7,753 of whom 3,607 are men and 4,146 women; they are distributed amongst 1,689 households in 1,626 housing units. Although it is known for its particular relationship with Islam, 98.2% of the population follows the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, the 1.1% of the population is Protestant, and the remaining 0.7% is Muslim.[5]
^Paul B. Henze, Layers of Time: A History of Ethiopia (New York: Palgrave, 2000), p. 43.
^Sihab ad-Din Ahmad bin 'Abd al-Qader, Futuh al-Habasa: The conquest of Ethiopia, translated by Paul Lester Stenhouse with annotations by Richard Pankhurst (Hollywood: Tsehai, 2003), pp. 350f
^"Liste des premières mosquées au monde prophètique, rashidun et omeyyade selon les écris historique et les traces archéologiques". Histoire Islamique (in French). 2014-06-15. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
^"Tigray crisis: Ethiopia to repair al-Nejashi mosque". BBC News. January 5, 2021.
negash, ethiopian, personal, name, name, medieval, beja, polity, kingdom, nagash, village, tigray, region, ethiopia, which, straddles, adigrat, mekelle, road, kilometres, miles, north, wukro, located, wukro, woreda, villagelocation, ethiopiacoordinates, 88139,. For the Ethiopian personal name see Negash name For the medieval Beja polity see Kingdom of Nagash Negash is a village in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia which straddles the Adigrat to Mekelle road 10 kilometres 6 2 miles north of Wukro It is located in Wukro woreda NegashVillageNegashLocation in EthiopiaCoordinates 13 52 53 N 39 35 56 E 13 88139 N 39 59889 E 13 88139 39 59889Country EthiopiaRegion TigrayZoneMisraqawi Eastern WoredaWukroPopulation 2007 Total7 753Time zoneEAT Contents 1 History 2 Demographics 3 See also 4 ReferencesHistory edit nbsp Amedin Mosque nbsp Interior of the new Negash mosque completed in 2019 Negash is considered to be the earliest Muslim settlement in Africa a cemetery from the 7th century CE has been excavated inside the village boundaries 1 The Futuh al Habasha records Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al Ghazi visited the tomb of Ashama ibn Abjar in Negash during his invasion of the province of Tigray around 1537 2 Negash is also known for having one of Africa s oldest mosques 3 that is the Al Nejashi Mosque In 2020 during Tigray War the Al Nejashi Mosque was heavily damaged from shelling and looting 4 Demographics editIn the statistical tables of the 2007 census published by the Central Statistical Agency the kebele Negash is located in is reported to have a total population of 7 753 of whom 3 607 are men and 4 146 women they are distributed amongst 1 689 households in 1 626 housing units Although it is known for its particular relationship with Islam 98 2 of the population follows the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church the 1 1 of the population is Protestant and the remaining 0 7 is Muslim 5 See also editIslam in Africa Migration to Abyssinia Second migration to Abyssinia Northeast AfricaReferences edit Paul B Henze Layers of Time A History of Ethiopia New York Palgrave 2000 p 43 Sihab ad Din Ahmad bin Abd al Qader Futuh al Habasa The conquest of Ethiopia translated by Paul Lester Stenhouse with annotations by Richard Pankhurst Hollywood Tsehai 2003 pp 350f Liste des premieres mosquees au monde prophetique rashidun et omeyyade selon les ecris historique et les traces archeologiques Histoire Islamique in French 2014 06 15 Retrieved 2017 09 24 Tigray crisis Ethiopia to repair al Nejashi mosque BBC News January 5 2021 Tigray Statistical Table Annex Table 1B CSA website accessed 27 August 2010 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Negash amp oldid 1213508180, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
