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Partially excavated highland towns in Eritrea · Mysteria

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🇪🇷 Eritrea · Ancient city

Qohaito — Ancient Highland Town

Pre-Aksumite D'mt to Aksumite (700 BCE–600 CE) · D'mt / Sabean-Eritrean / Aksumite

Qohaito (Koloe) is a 750 ha pre-Aksumite to Aksumite highland city on the Eritrean plateau edge at 2595 m, flourishing 500 BCE–600 CE as D'mt precursor to Aksum.