Raya Azebo - A Land of Sensation

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Raya Azebo is Tigray's agricultural heaven. It provides Tigray what Bahersfield offers California. The spectacular mountains overlooking the Fertile lowlands have witnessed the malting of one of the nation's greatest histories. During the Second World War, Italian fascists committed untold atrocities against innocent Tigrayans. Maichew, the main town in the area, was the epicenter of the resistance. As has been the case always, many Tigrayans paid the ultimate price to preserve the independence of this ancient nation. At every turn and twist of these roads lie the bones of Tigrayan's freedom fighters that died to keep the torch of freedom burning. With the elevation of more than thousand feet (4000m) above sea level, this is Tigry's highest point — Tsibet. Ideal For gliding, trekking, bird watching and sight-seeing, the Raya Azebo is a beautiful place of unparalleled landscape. Known for the romantic and generous lifestyle, the people of Raya Azebo are rich in their cultural heritage, notably their heart — warming style of music — Gumaye.

Raya Azebo - A Land of Sensation

LAKE HASHENGE

The picturesque lake Hashenge is situated 8 km away north of Korem on the left side of the main road to Mekelle. This beautifully nature set Lake is believed to be created due to volcanic eruption, and covers about 1668.124 hectare and 19meters deep. The lake is crowned with recently unearthed archeological site of Mefsas Bahri (ምፍሳስ ባሕሪ) marked by hewn stones and few rock pillars incised with crosses. This archaeological site, therefore, suggests that it underwent an early civilization. The lake also hosts endemic and Euro-Asia and Africa migratory birds.

HUGUMBRDA

The gentle slope that edges the lake in the north east has its back covered with an indigenous forest of Hugumbrda that hosts endemic and Euro-Asia and African migratory birds. The summit rimming the surprise in the east twists into a slope, mostly covered with an indigenous forest. The wood-land called Hugumbrda, broken into various chasms is an enchanting place full of wild plants, animals as well as wonderful bird species. The hills jutting out of the trees let viewers watch a variety of birds shuttling over the air and simultaneously contemplate the forest canopy below. Hugumbrda, about 21654 hectare, lowers itself east to encompass the Azebo Valley.

GIRA KAHSU

The way from Alamata to Korem, locally known as the Gira Kahsu climb, presents amazing scenery where the road climbs up the escarpment at an almost vertical slope, obliging the road to frequently turn almost 180 degrees at short distances and allowing the traveler to experience a sensation of climbing up stairs by a car. The town of Alamata left behind in the rift can be observed all along the traverse. The escarpment is covered by dense planted forest of pine trees and natural bushes and shrubs.