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Hayq or Haik (Amharic: ሐይቅ) is a town in northern Ethiopia. It is named after Lake Hayq, which lies two kilometers east of the city and is the home of Istifanos Monastery, an important landmark in Ethiopian Church history.
Hayk [a] (Armenian: Հայկ, Armenian pronunciation:), also known as Hayk Nahapet (Հայկ Նահապետ, Armenian pronunciation: [hajk naha'pɛt], lit. ' Hayk the Patriarch ' [1]), is the legendary patriarch and founder of the Armenian nation.
15 godz. temu · The Amhara people, who make the second-largest ethnic group out of nearly 80 ethnicities in Ethiopia with a population of more than 20 million people, are currently embroiled in yet another armed conflict . This came just a few months after the conclusion of the Northern Ethiopia war.
Ethiopia’s northern Amhara region, Amnesty International has found after interviewing dozens of victims and witnesses. Most of the atrocities were perpetrated in late August and early September 2021, a couple of months after parts of the Amhara region came under the control of Tigrayan forces. The crimes occurred at a moment
17 mar 2022 · In the 16-month civil war, Ethiopian troops and allied soldiers from neighbouring Eritrea have committed a litany of abuses including torture, weaponised rape and targeted killings of Tigrayans....
16 gru 2021 · Armed forces from Ethiopia’s Amhara region have stepped up killings, mass detentions and expulsions of ethnic Tigrayans in neighbouring western Tigray, Amnesty International and Human Rights...
Hayk is a legendary figure in Armenian mythology who is believed to be the founder of the Armenian nation. According to the legend, Hayk was a powerful warrior who defeated the Babylonian king Bel and established himself as the patriarch of the Armenian people.
