Seleh Leha
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| Coordinates: 14°07′N 38°29′E / 14.117°N 38.483°ECoordinates: 14°07′N 38°29′E / 14.117°N 38.483°E | |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Region | Tigray |
| Zone | Semien Mi'irabawi (North Western) |
| Elevation | 1,972 m (6,470 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 7,391 |
| Time zone | EAT (UTC+3) |
Seleh Leha (also transliterated Selekleka) is a town in northern Ethiopia. Located in the Semien Mi'irabawi (North Western) Zone of the Tigray Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of 14°07′N 38°29′E / 14.117°N 38.483°E with an elevation of 2107 meters above sea level. It is the administrative center of Medebay Zana woreda.
This town serves as the primary market center for much of the surrounding area. Sorghum and finger millet are brought from the lowland portions of La'ilay and Tahtay Adiyabo for sale at Seleh Leha.
Seleh Leha is mentioned in the Royal Chronicle as where Ras Mikael Sehul and his puppet Emperor Tekle Haymanot II spent one night in June 1770 during their campaign through Tigray. The chronicler describes the place as "a holy land where there is no breath of scandal."
Two British hunters passed through Seleh Leha and its neighbor Gilgil Beles in January 1923, later describing the settlements in unflattering and dismissive words. In February 1936, during the opening moves of the Second Italian-Abyssinian War, the Blackshirt "21st April" Division, with the "Gavininana" and "Gran Sasso" Divisions clashed with the soldiers of Ras Imru Haile Selassie near Seleh Leha, as part of the Second Battle of Tembien.
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