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From: B-Haile (eritrea.lave@comhem.se)
Date: Sat Feb 05 2011 - 20:24:10 EST
Profile: The Southern Red Sea Region
Wednesday, 26 January 2011 07:36 | Written by Efrem Habtetsion
The SRSR is located in the rift valley of east Africa. It borders the Red Sea on the east and north, the NRSR on northern west, and Djibouti on south east and with Ethiopia on the west and southern west.
The SRSR is located in the rift valley of east Africa. It borders the Red Sea on the east and north, the NRSR on northern west, and Djibouti on south east and with Ethiopia on the west and southern west.
SRSR is the third largest of the six regions of Eritrea and covers an area of 23,384 square kilometers of which 49 percent is plain land, 44 percent mountains and hills and the seven percent is of volcanic land.
The western part of the region has an altitude of 500 to 2000 meters that has cool and moderate temperature and the eastern part stretches from zero up to 500 meters above sea level with a hot and dry temperature.
The region has a coastline of 500 kilometers in the southern part of the Red Sea and includes 36 different sized islands. Its location makes it one of the most important parts of the international waters-linking Europe and Asia, and Africa and Asia. The Region is rich in productive land, marine and animal resources.
Regarding administrative structure, the SRSR is divided into four subzones-the Assab, Southern Denkalia, Central Denkalia and Arata subzones. There are 72 villages, 133 hamlets and 31 administrative districts in the Region inhabited by about 700, 000 people. 85 percent of the inhabitants lead nomadic life (camel, goat and other livestock raising) and the rest live on fishing and trade activities.
Post independence development endeavors:
* Expanding and repairing the port
* Establishing and improving industrial institutions such as Salina salt products factory
* Upgrading the oil refinery
* Fishing and fish product processing works
* Basic service rendering institutions on health, education, communications, wind energy.
Ancient and historical places with tourism development potential:
* Sudu'uh Eila(fighters' home during the early and critical times of the armed struggle)
* The castles of Duhtum(built during the 1998 Ethiopian failed invasion)
* The colonial legacy in Loma
* Ancient mosques of Edi and T'io
* The buried ancient city of Hasreba
* The ancient civilizations of Rahyata and Girifon
* Ancient writings and drawings of Ayumen and Alo in caves and stones
Natural Beauty:
* Vast, clean and attractive coastline
* Highland areas with comfortable weather
* Different sized and marvelous archipelagoes
* Mangrove
* Different species of birds
* Flora and fauna
* Volcanic erupted rocks
* Hot spring
* Wild animals.
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