Mai Kadra
May Kadra | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| ማይ ካድራ | |
  May Kadra Location in Tigray and Ethiopia  May Kadra May Kadra (Ethiopia) | |
| Coordinates:14°04′12″N36°34′03″E/ 14.07000°N 36.56750°E | |
| Country |  Ethiopia |
| Region |  Tigray |
| Zone | Mi'irabawi Zone |
| Woreda | Kafta Humera |
| Time zone | UTC+3(EAT) |
Mai Kadra(also spelledMay Kadra;Tigrinya:ማይ ካድራ) is a town inTigray Region,Ethiopianear theSudanese border.Mai Kadra was the site of the deadliestmassacreduring theTigray War.
Overview
[edit]Mai Kadra is a market town on the Gonder–Humera road, in theKafta Humeradistrict of theMi'irabawi (Western) Zoneof the Tigray Region. Approximately 30 kilometers south ofHumera,its population was estimated as 4,000 to 4,500. Prior to theTigray War,migrant workers, mainly from theAmhara Regionbut also from a few other areas, would travel to Mai Kadra for seasonal work on largesesameandmilletfarms. These migrant laborers would arrive every September to help with the harvest.[1]
Mai Kadra massacre
[edit]On 9-10 November 2020, an ethnic massacre occurred in Mai Kadra in which hundreds of ethnicAmharacivilians were killed.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ab"Rapid Investigation into Grave Human Rights Violation Maikadra - Preliminary Findings".Ethiopian Human Rights Commission.24 November 2020.
- ^Rights, UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human (3 November 2021)."Report of the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC)/Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Joint Investigation into Alleged Violations of International Human Rights, Humanitarian and Refugee Law Committed by all Parties to the Conflict in the Tigray Region of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia".
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