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1. Adwa
   town, northern Ethiopia. Adwa lies on the east-west highway between Aksum and Adi Grat at its junction with the road north to Asmara (Asmera), in ...
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2. Adwa
   Adwa (ä'dwä) , Aduwa,or Adowa (both: ä'duwä) , Ital. Adua, town (1994 pop. 24,519), Tigray region, N Ethiopia. Lying on the highway between Aksum and Adigrat, Adwa is an agricultural trade center. Adwa was the most important commercial center of Tigray in the 19th cent., ...
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3. Adwa
   `Adwa` (also spelled `Adowa`, `Aduwa`, or `Adua` in italian) is a market town in northern Ethiopia, and best known as the community closest to the decisive Battle of Adowa fought in 1896 with Italian troops. Notably, Ethiopian soldiers won the battle, thus being the only African nation to thwart Eur...
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4. Adwa
   (woreda) `Adwa` is one of the 36 woredas in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Mehakelegnaw Zone, Adwa is bordered on the south by Werie Lehe, on the west by La`ilay Maychew, on the north by Mereb Lehe, and on the east by Enticho. The major town in this woreda is Adwa, after which it ...
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5. Adwa
   (volcano) `Adwa` (also known as `Aabida`, `Amoissa`, or `Dabita`) (1733 m/5686 ft.) is a stratovolcano in Ethiopia, located in the southern Afar region and has a 4 by 5 km caldera. See also: References:
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6. Adwa
   (film) `Adwa - An African Victory` is a 1999 Ethiopian documentary film directed by Haile Gerima. It concerns the Battle of Adowa (Adwa) (1896). Plot summary : In 1896, Ethiopia, largely armed with spears and knives, defeats a well-equipped and organized Italian military bent on coloni...
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