Negash

Negash is a village in the Tigray Region (or kilil) of Ethiopia, which straddles the Adigrat-Mekele road (Ethiopian Highway 2) 10 kilometers north of Wukro. Located in Wukro woreda, this settlement has a longitude and latitude of 13°53′N 39°36′E / 13.883°N 39.600°E / 13.883; 39.600Coordinates: 13°53′N 39°36′E / 13.883°N 39.600°E / 13.883; 39.600.

Negash is known as the earliest Muslim settlement in Africa; a seventh-century cemetery has been excavated inside the village boundaries. The Futuh al-Habasha records Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi visited the tomb of Ashama ibn Abjar in Negash during his invasion of the province of Tigray (around 1537). Negash is also known for the Negash Amedin Mesgid mosque.

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