Ras al-Fil
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ras-al-fil-306-2830835
title:
Ras al-Fil
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Ras al-Fil was a former governorate of the Christian Ethiopian state, located to the west of the river Atbara and Mätämma near the Ethiopian-Sudanese border. Ras al-Fil seems to have been the principal market for gold on a caravan route between Gonder, Sinnar and Fung, often frequented by Säbärti as well as Sinnar merchants. It was a four day journey from Sinnar, and was considered one of the safest trade routes between the two countries. Though its territorial extent is unclear, Ras al-Fil once
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Former governorate in Ethiopia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ras_al-Fil
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2023-01-03T18:41:43Z
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