Wukro is a small town and separate woreda in Tigray, Ethiopia. The population of Wukro was around 50,000 in 2013. Wukro is located along Genfel River, in the Eastern Zone of the Tigray Region on the Asmara-Addis Ababa highway. Wukro is surrounded by Kilte Awulaelo woreda. The rock-hewn churches around Wukro are the town's most distinctive landmarks. Visually it can be characterised by one main road, few cars, yet many bajaj and hotels under construction. Hotels have been growing to serve conferences and to accommodate tourists departing to regional attractions.
Wukro
Wukro Chirkos in Wukro
The Tigray, officially the Tigray National Regional State, is the northernmost regional state in Ethiopia. The Tigray Region is the homeland of the Tigrayan (Tegaru), Irob people and Kunama people. Its capital and largest city is Mekelle. Tigray is the fifth-largest by area, the fourth-most populous, and the fifth-most densely populated of the 11 regional states.
Axum Stele in the city Axum.
Aksumite gold coins.
Mekelle palace of Emperor Yohannes IV (emperor of the whole Ethiopian Empire).
Memorial in Mekelle to more than 60,000 TPLF fighters who died and over 100,000 fighters who were injured in the overthrow of the Marxist Derg regime in 1991.
