Transhumance in Ethiopia
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In the crop growing season, transhumance is practised on a broad scale in the northern Ethiopian Highlands, as farmland and its stubble can no longer be accessed by livestock.
Cattle shed in a small cave during transhumance in Dogu'a Tembien in North Ethiopia
The “red caves” or Kayeh Be’ati in Adigrat Sandstone, a preferred destination for transhumance
Haddinnet
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Haddinnet, also transliterated as Hadnet, is a tabia or municipality in the Dogu'a Tembien district of the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. The tabia centre is in Addi Idaga village, located approximately 6
Transhumance in Ethiopia
…The cattle stay there until harvesting time, when they are needed for threshing, and when the stubble becomes available for grazing. Many cattle of Haddinnet and also Ayninbirkekin tabias are brought to the foot of the escarpment at Ab'aro, with all herds passing through Ksad Azef pass. Cattle stay there on…
Slopes of Tsili ridge in Haddinnet
The narrow top of Tsili ridge
For some part, the Tsili ridge is formed by a phonolite dike
Outcrop of Edaga Arbi glacials as it can be found near the Agefet River, at the north of Haddinnet