Humera
| Setit Humera (ሰቲት ሑመራ) | |
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 Setit Humera (ሰቲት ሑመራ)
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| Coordinates: 14°18′N 36°37′E / 14.300°N 36.617°ECoordinates: 14°18′N 36°37′E / 14.300°N 36.617°E | |
| Country |
 Ethiopia
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| Region | Tigray |
| Zone | Mi'irabawi (Western) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 41,653 |
| Time zone | EAT (UTC+3) |
Humera (also Himora or officially, Setit Humora, Ge'ez ሰቲት ሑመራ Setit hūmerā) is a town and separate woreda in the western Tigray Regional State of Ethiopia, near the borders of Sudan and Eritrea. Located in Western Zone or Mi'irabawi Zone of the Tigray Region, this town has a latitude and a longitude of 14°18′N 36°37′E / 14.300°N 36.617°E. Humera was part of Kafta Humera woreda.
Humera is part of the Wolqayt-Tsegede area, which historically has been part of the former province of Semien. During the Ethiopian Civil War, Teranafit and its successor, the Ethiopian Democratic Union (EDU), drew much of their support from the commercial farmers of Humera and Wolqayit, and gained control of Humera in early 1977; Derg forces with tanks and armored cars retook Humera on 10 June, and the officers of the EDU fled to Sudan. The Derg used Humera as a base for military campaigns against the Tigrayan People's Liberation Front (TPLF) until their Third Revolutionary Army was crushed in the Battle of Shire on 19 February 1989; this forced the government to withdraw its garrison at Humera a few days later, and by the end of the month evacuate Tigray entirely. The TPLF then took control of the area, and created a supply line out of reach of the Derg.
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