Gash-Setit

Gash-Setit is a 709 km² (274 sq mi) designated national

Gash and the Setit (Tekezé) River. It is the historical area of the Kunama people

Economy

It is often referred to as "the breadbasket of Eritrea" because the area is agriculturally rich and more fertile than most of Eritrea.

bananas were also produced in the Gash-Setit but many of the plantations were destroyed during the Eritrean War of Independence

The

pastoral farming and grazing in the area has come into conflict with the Kunama

Formerly part of

United Nations Observer Mission to Verify the Referendum in Eritrea a total of 73,236 people out of 73,506 surveyed in the area had voted for Eritrea to become an independent nation^[4] The park was under the administration of Germano Nati

Settlements within the area with names giving testimony to the former Italian occupation of the area include Arcugi, Giamal Biscia which lie inside the park and the villages of Geniti and Ameli lay outside the area to the south. The village of Adendema lies at the north-east corner of the Gash-Setit.

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