Agula
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| Coordinates: 13°41′30″N 39°35′30″E / 13.69167°N 39.59167°ECoordinates: 13°41′30″N 39°35′30″E / 13.69167°N 39.59167°E | |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Region | Tigray |
| Zone | Misraqawi (Eastern) |
| District | Kilte Awulaelo |
| Elevation | 1,930 m (6,330 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 4,636 |
| Time zone | EAT (UTC+3) |
Agula is a town located in northern Ethiopia. Located in the Debubawi (Southern) Zone of the Tigray Region, it lies about 32 km northeast of Mek'ele, just east of the Mek'ele - Addis Ababa highway (Ethiopian Highway 2), and 25 km north of Qwiha. It has a latitude and longitude of 13°41′30″N 39°35′30″E / 13.69167°N 39.59167°E with an elevation of 1930 metres above sea level. Nearby is a stream and a pass (elevation 2030 metres) which share the same name.
Agula was an important station on the salt caravan route from Dallol west to Atsbi.
Agula was visited by the Portuguese priest Francisco Álvares on 13 August 1520, who called it Anguguim. He mentions in the town "a well-built church -- upon very thick stone supports; very well hewn" which was dedicated to Saint Chirqos. The town is mentioned again in an inquiry conducted by Emperor Iyasu I in 1698, in which he proclaimed that tolls should no longer be collected there. The village was visited in 1868 by members of the Napier Expedition, who found the church in ruins; they were told that the church had been reduced to its current state by treasure-seekers acting on the orders of Dejazmach Sabagadis. Based on the "limited information now recoverable", David Phillipson assigns the construction of this church a "Late Aksumite or, perhaps, a subsequent date".
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