Dairo Paulos

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Dairo Paulos (alternatively Da'iro P'awlos or Dahro Caulos) is a village on the outskirts of Asmara, Eritrea. The name means "Fig of Paul" and is reported to refer to a characteristic tree of the area and a founder of the village. There is a small reservoir near the town.[1]

Dairo Pawlos is now on a transit line of the municipality of Asmara near the Asmara International Airport. The village consists of ancient stone houses, called hidmo with wattle and clay roofs as well as a more modern village of concrete block villas. There is an Eritrean Orthodox Church and a small Mosque. The village is similar to thousands of villages in the Eritrean highlands, though it is now changing with rapid urbanization and a move to a market economy.[citation needed]

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Coordinates: 15°16′41″N 38°52′11″E / 15.27806°N 38.86972°E / 15.27806; 38.86972


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