Eritrea Ethnic Groups
This is the largest ethnic group in Eritrea.
What is Tigrinya?
Roughly how many ethnic groups are in Ethiopia?
80+
Men of this region are sometimes known to use a traditional hair-dress representative of a lions mane during performance.
What is the Oromo?
Name the second largest city in Eritrea
What is Keren?
This "ceremony" originated in Ethiopia and is a huge part of both Ethiopian and Eritrean cultures.
Boon/Buna ceremony
This is the predominant religion of the Beja ethnic group.
What is Islam?
This ethnic group is known for their skills as traders. (and kitfo)
What is Gurage
This singer, songwriter and music producer is known for his lyrics that express strong, poetic images of Eritrea and it's culture. With a career spanning over a decade, he died in a swimming accident in 2006
Who is Abraham Afeworki?
Asmara is located within this region of Eritrea
What is Maekel Region?
What is the name of the president of Ethiopia?
Sahle-Work Zewde
This ethnic group originated from Saudi Arabia.
What is Rashaida?
This ethnic group can be further divided into Wello, Gonder, Gojam, and Shewa.
What is the Amhara?
This Ethiopian Singer is considered by many Ethiopians King of Pop
Teddy Afro
This Ethiopian city is home to about 90 mosques and is characterized by its gates to the interior of the city
What is Harar?
What was Addis Ababa called before it got its name?
Finfinee
This indigenous ethnic group of Eritrea has matriarchal family structures (Female tribal line)
What is Kunama?
This Ethnic group is known for their music, dance and their traditional colorful clothing.
What is Wolayta?
This Eritrean singer was a former EPLF rebel fighter and film star.
Helen Meles
This historical city, located in Eritrea, was the major port to the Kingdom of Axum
What is Adulis?
How many years has Eritrea been independent?
27 years
These are all 9 of the ethnic groups that comprise Eritrea.
What are Tigrinya, Tigre, Nara, Hedareb, Bilen, Saho Kunaman, Agar, and Rashaida?
This Ethnic Group is notorious for the work of their Horsemen in the Battle of Adwa
What is the Oromo?
This Ethiopian Singer was a part of Ethiopias "Golden age" of music. He has the ability to sing in Amharic, Afaan Oromo, Arabic, Harari, and Somali.
Ali Birra
The hottest desert inhabited by man is located in Ethiopia. What is the name of this Desert?
Danakil
In this country, these people played a central role in liberating the nation and made up to up to 40% of the freedom fighters.
Eritrean Women