Negash
{{Short description|Village in Tigray, Ethiopia}}
{{About||the Ethiopian personal name|Negash (name)|the medieval Beja polity|Kingdom of Nagash}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name =
| official_name = Negash
| native_name =
| type = Village
| image_skyline =
| pushpin_map = Ethiopia
| pushpin_mapsize = 300
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Ethiopia
| pushpin_label_position = bottom
| coordinates = {{coord|13|52|53|N|39|35|56|E|region:ET|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Ethiopia}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Tigray|Region}}
| subdivision_type2 = Zone
| subdivision_name2 = Misraqawi (Eastern)
| subdivision_type3 = Woreda
| subdivision_name3 = Wukro
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 7,753
| population_as_of = 2007
| population_footnotes =
| timezone = EAT
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Negash is a village in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia, which straddles the Adigrat to Mekelle road {{convert|10|km|mile|abbr=off}} north of Wukro. It is located in Wukro woreda.
History
Negash is considered to be the earliest Muslim settlement in Africa; The Futuh al-Habasha records Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi visited the tomb of Ashama ibn Abjar in Negash during his invasion of the province of Tigray (around 1537).Sihab ad-Din Ahmad bin 'Abd al-Qader, Futuh al-Habasa: The conquest of Ethiopia, translated by Paul Lester Stenhouse with annotations by Richard Pankhurst (Hollywood: Tsehai, 2003), pp. 350f Negash is also known for having one of Africa's oldest mosques,{{cite news |work=Histoire Islamique |title=Liste des premières mosquées au monde prophètique, rashidun et omeyyade selon les écris historique et les traces archéologiques |url=https://histoireislamique.wordpress.com/2014/06/15/listedes-premieres-mosquees-au-monde/ |date=2014-06-15 |access-date=2017-09-24 |language=fr-FR}} that is the Al Nejashi Mosque.
In 2020 during Tigray War, the Al Nejashi Mosque was heavily damaged from shelling and looting.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-55530355|title=Tigray crisis: Ethiopia to repair al-Nejashi mosque|date=January 5, 2021|website=BBC News}}
Demographics
In the statistical tables of the 2007 census published by the Central Statistical Agency, the kebele Negash is located in is reported to have a total population of 7,753 of whom 3,607 are men and 4,146 women; they are distributed amongst 1,689 households in 1,626 housing units. Although it is known for its particular relationship with Islam, 98.2% of the population follows the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, the 1.1% of the population is Protestant, and the remaining 0.7% is Muslim.[http://www.csa.gov.et/index.php?option=com_rubberdoc&view=doc&id=275&format=raw&Itemid=521 "Tigray Statistical Table"], Annex Table 1B CSA website (accessed 27 August 2010)
Climate
Negash, located in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, experiences a semi-arid climate with distinct wet and dry seasons. The rainy season spans from June to September, with July and August receiving the heaviest rainfall. Temperatures in Negash are generally warm throughout the year, with cooler nights and occasional variability depending on elevation and rainfall. The dry season, from October to May, sees minimal precipitation, and the landscape remains arid.
{{Weather box
|location = Negash (1991 - 2021 averages)
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|Jan high C= 20.2
|Feb high C= 21.4
|Mar high C= 22.4
|Apr high C= 23.0
|May high C= 24.2
|Jun high C= 24.4
|Jul high C= 21.4
|Aug high C= 21.4
|Sep high C= 22.4
|Oct high C= 21.4
|Nov high C= 20.3
|Dec high C= 19.7
|year high C=
|Jan mean C= 14.2
|Feb mean C= 15.3
|Mar mean C= 16.5
|Apr mean C= 17.5
|May mean C= 18.7
|Jun mean C= 18.4
|Jul mean C= 16.5
|Aug mean C= 16.6
|Sep mean C= 17.1
|Oct mean C= 16.0
|Nov mean C= 14.6
|Dec mean C= 13.7
|year mean C=
|Jan low C= 9.7
|Feb low C= 10.4
|Mar low C= 11.8
|Apr low C= 12.9
|May low C= 13.8
|Jun low C= 13.3
|Jul low C= 13.0
|Aug low C= 13.3
|Sep low C= 12.4
|Oct low C= 11.3
|Nov low C= 10.0
|Dec low C= 9.1
|year low C=
| humidity colour = green
| daily = Y
| Jan humidity = 64
| Feb humidity = 56
| Mar humidity = 55
| Apr humidity = 57
| May humidity = 51
| Jun humidity = 55
| Jul humidity = 83
| Aug humidity = 82
| Sep humidity = 64
| Oct humidity = 57
| Nov humidity = 59
| Dec humidity = 60
| year humidity =
| Jand sun = 9.0
| Febd sun = 9.7
| Mard sun = 10.0
| Aprd sun = 10.3
| Mayd sun = 10.9
| Jund sun = 10.2
| Juld sun = 6.7
| Augd sun = 6.2
| Sepd sun = 9.6
| Octd sun = 9.8
| Novd sun = 9.3
| Decd sun = 9.2
| yeard sun =
|source 1= climate-data.org [https://en.climate-data.org/africa/ethiopia/oromia/debre-zeit-29641/]
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See also
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