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The nakfa ( ISO 4217 code: ERN; Tigrinya: ናቕፋ naḳfa, or Arabic: ناكفا or نقفة nākfā) is the currency of Eritrea and was introduced on 15 November 1997 to replace the Ethiopian birr at par. The currency takes its name from the Eritrean town of Nakfa, site of the first major victory of the Eritrean War of Independence.
The Nakfa area has been inhabited since ancient times and became an administrative and commercial centre in the 1890s when the Italian colonial government established a post there and grew steadily. In the 1960s, following the incorporation of Eritrea into Ethiopia, the construction of a police post and Mosque in the town was funded by the ...
Casualties and losses. Unknown. 225 killed. The siege of Nakfa took place in 1977 in and around the town of Nakfa in western Eritrea. It was laid to siege by the Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF) against a small isolated Ethiopian battalion.
Mar 21, 2020 · On Mar 21, 2020. Every year on 23rd March, Eritreans remember the liberation of Nakfa with great pride and enthusiasm. The inhabitants of Nakfa along with veteran fighters are preparing to celebrate the 43rd anniversary of the liberation of the historic town from Ethiopian colonial army.
Mar 18, 2020 · The demise of Nadew command and the liberation of Afabet ended the military stalemate. The balance of power tilted in favor of Eritrean freedom fighters after the annihilation of Ethiopia’s strongest command that had been stationed at Nakfa Front for ten years.
5 March 2022. Shabait.com (Asmara) By Yohannes Gebreyesus. Nakfa is a famous historical town of Eritrean Liberation Struggle. It is endowed with immense history and the relics of the 30 years...
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Mar 18, 2017 · We would walk along the trenches and in them, enter the underground bunkers and sit on the mountain edges as he recounted Nakfa’s history and the struggle to survive atop a mountain range and under a 10-year long constant hail of bombs and helicopter gunfire. Nakfa was the first village to be liberated by the EPLF.
