Beles, Ethiopia

Beles

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Beles በለስ
	Beles Location within Ethiopia Beles Beles (Ethiopia)
	Coordinates: 14°04′06″N 38°24′20″E / 14.06838°N 38.40558°E
Country	Ethiopia
Region	Tigray
Zone	Semien Mi'irabawi Zone
Woreda	Tahtay Koraro
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)

Beles is a tabiya or municipality in the Tahtay Koraro district of the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. The tabiya centre is Beles village itself.

Geography[edit]

The tabiya includes the villages of Beles, Meskelo, Chguarid, Adi Keshi and others.

Livelihood[edit]

The population lives essentially from crop farming, supplemented with off-season work in nearby towns. The land is dominated by farmlands which are clearly demarcated and are cropped every year. Hence the agricultural system is a permanent upland farming system.^[1]

Population[edit]

The tabiya centre of Beles holds a few administrative offices and some small shops. The main other populated places in the tabia are Meskelo, Chguarid, Adi Keshi and others.

Religion and church[edit]

Most inhabitants are Orthodox Christians.

References[edit]

^ Naudts, J (2002). Les Hautes Terres de Tembien, Tigré, Ethiopie; Résistance et limites d'une ancienne civilisation agraire; Conséquences sur la dégradation des terres [MSc dissertation]. CNEARC, Montpellier, France.

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[naudts2002-1] Naudts, J (2002). Les Hautes Terres de Tembien, Tigré, Ethiopie; Résistance et limites d'une ancienne civilisation agraire; Conséquences sur la dégradation des terres [MSc dissertation]. CNEARC, Montpellier, France.

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