Tigray Region
Tigray Region (, "kilil Tigrāy;" Official name: , "Bəh̩erawi Kəllelawi Mängəśti Təgray", "Tigray National Regional State") is the northernmost of the nine regions ("kililat") of Ethiopia. Tigray is the homeland of the Tigrayan, Irob and Kunama peoples. Tigray is also known as Region 1 according to the federal constitution. Its capital and largest city is Mekelle. Tigray is the 6th largest by area, the 5th most populous, and the 5th most densely populated of the 9 Regional States.
Alamata
Alamata woreda is located in the southern zone of Tigray, bordered by Raya Azebo in the North, Ofla in the west, Amhara in the south and Afar in the east. It is situated north of Addis Ababa and about south of the Tigray Regional capital city, Mekelle.