Dabat

Dabat

ዳባት
Dabat ዳባት
	Dabat Location within Ethiopia
	Coordinates: 12°59′03″N 37°45′54″E
Country	Ethiopia
Region	Amhara
Zone	Semien Gondar Zone
Elevation	2,596 m (8,517 ft)
Population (2017)
• Total	72,574
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)

Dabat (Amharic: ዳባት) is a town in northern Ethiopia. Located on the Semien Mountains along the Gondar-Debarq highway[1] it is in the Semien Gondar Zone of the Amhara Region. Dabat is one of two towns in Dabat woreda.

There is a state run health centre in Dabat.[2]

Demographics

According to the 2007 national census, this town has a total population of 12,574 of whom 5,662 are men and 6,912 are women.[3] The 1994 census reported Dabat had a total population of 8,782 of whom 3,737 were men and 5,045 were women.[4]

History

2020-2021 Tigray War

Amhara Regional authorities reported that the Tigray Defence Forces (TDF) killed 120-200 civilians near the town of Dabat in the Amhara Region on September 1-2.[5] [6] The TDF were in an offensive called Operation Sunrise with the double aim of securing the region's borders, and breaking the blockade of Tigray.[7][8] According to residents, TDF soldiers killed those who resisted having their animals killed or properties looted.[6] The Tigray Regional Government has denied any participation by its forces in the massacre.[9]

Notes

Ethiopian Roads Authority, Gondar-Debark Road Project: Review of Environmental Impact Assessment, February 2007, p. 32
Staff (11 May 2004) "UNICEF Funds Medical University Training for Treatment of Severe Acute Malnutrition" United Nations Children's Fund, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; accessed 12 September 2010
Census 2007 Tables Archived November 14, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, Table 2.2 Population of Towns by Sex: 2007. Central Statistical Agency website
1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Amhara Region, Vol. 1, part 1 Archived November 15, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, Table 2.1, accessed 12 September 2010
"Stench of death: villagers flee site of Ethiopia mass killings". France 24. 2021-09-15. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
Associated Press, 10 September 2021: At scene of Ethiopia's new killings, some fight, some flee
AFP, 8 September 2021: Tigray rebels massacre 125 villagers in Ethiopia's Amhara
Reuters, 8 September 2021: Tigray forces killed 120 civilians in village in Amhara - Ethiopia officials
"Tigray External Affairs Office (TEAO) on Twitter: "Statement on Alleged Mass Killings in #Amhara Region. September 8, 2021.… "". 2021-09-09. Archived from the original on 2021-09-09. Retrieved 2021-10-18.

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[1] Ethiopian Roads Authority, Gondar-Debark Road Project: Review of Environmental Impact Assessment, February 2007, p. 32

[2] Staff (11 May 2004) "UNICEF Funds Medical University Training for Treatment of Severe Acute Malnutrition" United Nations Children's Fund, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; accessed 12 September 2010

[3] Census 2007 Tables Archived November 14, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, Table 2.2 Population of Towns by Sex: 2007. Central Statistical Agency website

[4] 1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Amhara Region, Vol. 1, part 1 Archived November 15, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, Table 2.1, accessed 12 September 2010

[5] "Stench of death: villagers flee site of Ethiopia mass killings". France 24. 2021-09-15. Retrieved 2021-10-19.

[associated-6] Associated Press, 10 September 2021: At scene of Ethiopia's new killings, some fight, some flee

[afp-7] AFP, 8 September 2021: Tigray rebels massacre 125 villagers in Ethiopia's Amhara

[reuters-8] Reuters, 8 September 2021: Tigray forces killed 120 civilians in village in Amhara - Ethiopia officials

[9] "Tigray External Affairs Office (TEAO) on Twitter: "Statement on Alleged Mass Killings in #Amhara Region. September 8, 2021.… "". 2021-09-09. Archived from the original on 2021-09-09. Retrieved 2021-10-18.