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== Demographics == |
== Demographics == |
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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.<ref>[http://www.csa.gov.et/index.php?option=com_rubberdoc&view=doc&id=266&format=raw&Itemid=521 Census 2007 Tables] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101114004005/http://www.csa.gov.et/index.php?option=com_rubberdoc&view=doc&id=266&format=raw&Itemid=521 |date=November 14, 2010 }}, Table 2.2 Population of Towns by Sex: 2007. [[Central Statistical Agency]] website</ref> The 1994 census reported Dabat had a total population of 8,782 of whom 3,737 were men and 5,045 were women.<ref>[http://www.csa.gov.et/surveys/Population%20and%20Housing%20Census%201994/survey0/data/docs%5Creport%5CStatistical_Report%5Ck03%5Ck03_partI.pdf ''1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Amhara Region'', Vol. 1, part 1] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101115052151/http://www.csa.gov.et/surveys/Population%20and%20Housing%20Census%201994/survey0/data/docs%5Creport%5CStatistical_Report%5Ck03%5Ck03_partI.pdf |date=November 15, 2010 }}, Table 2.1, <!-- 2.7, 2.10, 2.13, 2.17, Annex II.2 --> accessed 12 September 2010</ref> |
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.<ref>[http://www.csa.gov.et/index.php?option=com_rubberdoc&view=doc&id=266&format=raw&Itemid=521 Census 2007 Tables] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101114004005/http://www.csa.gov.et/index.php?option=com_rubberdoc&view=doc&id=266&format=raw&Itemid=521 |date=November 14, 2010 }}, Table 2.2 Population of Towns by Sex: 2007. [[Central Statistical Agency]] website</ref> The 1994 census reported Dabat had a total population of 8,782 of whom 3,737 were men and 5,045 were women.<ref>[http://www.csa.gov.et/surveys/Population%20and%20Housing%20Census%201994/survey0/data/docs%5Creport%5CStatistical_Report%5Ck03%5Ck03_partI.pdf ''1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Amhara Region'', Vol. 1, part 1] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101115052151/http://www.csa.gov.et/surveys/Population%20and%20Housing%20Census%201994/survey0/data/docs%5Creport%5CStatistical_Report%5Ck03%5Ck03_partI.pdf |date=November 15, 2010 }}, Table 2.1, <!-- 2.7, 2.10, 2.13, 2.17, Annex II.2 --> accessed 12 September 2010</ref> |
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==History== |
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===2020-2021 Tigray War=== |
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{{main|Chenna massacre}} |
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Amhara Regional autorities have reported that the [[Tigray Defence Forces]] (TDF) killed 120-125 civilians in Chenna near the town of Dabat on 1-2 September 2021. The TDF were in an offensive called [[Operation Sunrise]] with the double aim of securing the regions borders, and breaking the [[Famine in the Tigray War| blockade of Tigray]].<ref name="afp">AFP, 8 September 2021: [https://news.yahoo.com/tigray-rebels-massacre-125-villagers-130637354.html Tigray rebels massacre 125 villagers in Ethiopia's Amhara]</ref><ref name="reuters">Reuters, 8 September 2021: [https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/tigray-forces-killed-120-civilians-amhara-village-ethiopia-officials-2021-09-08/ Tigray forces killed 120 civilians in village in Amhara - Ethiopia officials]</ref> |
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Video interviews provided to Reuters by the Gondar city government indicated that villagers fought the Tigrayan forces.<ref name="reuters"/> |
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The Tigray Regional Government has denied any participation by its forces in the alleged killings. |
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(…) fabricated allegation by the Amhara regional government, an entity responsible for horrific acts of mass murder, sexual violence and ethnic cleansing in western Tigray (…) our forces have no previous history of targeting civilians (…) call for an independent investigation into all atrocities (…) our willingness to facilitate media access for independent verification. |
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|author=Tigray External Affairs Office |title= |source=<ref name="teao"> Tigray External Affairs Office, 8 September 2021: Statement on Alleged Mass Killings in Amhara Region</ref>}} |
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== Notes == |
== Notes == |
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Revision as of 18:08, 8 September 2021
Dabat
ዳባት | |
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  Dabat Location within Ethiopia | |
| Coordinates: 12°59′03″N 37°45′54″E / 12.98417°N 37.76500°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 autorities have reported that the Tigray Defence Forces (TDF) killed 120-125 civilians in Chenna near the town of Dabat on 1-2 September 2021. The TDF were in an offensive called Operation Sunrise with the double aim of securing the regions borders, and breaking the blockade of Tigray.[5][6] Video interviews provided to Reuters by the Gondar city government indicated that villagers fought the Tigrayan forces.[6] The Tigray Regional Government has denied any participation by its forces in the alleged killings.
(…) fabricated allegation by the Amhara regional government, an entity responsible for horrific acts of mass murder, sexual violence and ethnic cleansing in western Tigray (…) our forces have no previous history of targeting civilians (…) call for an independent investigation into all atrocities (…) our willingness to facilitate media access for independent verification.
— Tigray External Affairs Office, [7]
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
- ^ AFP, 8 September 2021: Tigray rebels massacre 125 villagers in Ethiopia's Amhara
- ^ a b Reuters, 8 September 2021: Tigray forces killed 120 civilians in village in Amhara - Ethiopia officials
- ^ Tigray External Affairs Office, 8 September 2021: Statement on Alleged Mass Killings in Amhara Region