Eritrea is divided into six regions (zobas) and subdivided into subregions ("sub-zobas"). The geographical extent of the regions is based on their respective hydrological properties. This a dual intent on the part of the Eritrean government: to provide each administration with sufficient control over its agricultural capacity, and to eliminate historical intra-regional conflicts.
+ Regions and subregions of Eritrea No. Region (ዞባ) Subregion (ንኡስ ዞባ) 1 Central(ዞባ ማእከል) Berik, Debubawi Mibrak, Debubawi Mierab, Galanefhi, Semienawi Mibrak, Semienawi Mierab, Serejeka 2 Southern(ዞባ ደቡብ) Adi Keyh, Adi Quala, Areza, Dbarwa, Dekemhare, Emni Haili, Maimine, May Aini, Mendefera, Segeneity, Senafe, Tsorona 3 Gash-Barka(ዞባ ጋሽ ባርካ) Akurdet, Barentu, Dige, Forto, Gogne, Haykota, Lalay Gash, Logo Anseba, Mensura, Mogolo, Molqi, Omhajer, Shambuko, Tesseney 4 Anseba(ዞባ ዓንሰባ) Adi Tekeliezan, Asmat, Elabered, Gheleb, Habero, Hagaz, Halhal, Hamelmalo, Keren, Kerkebet, Sela 5 Northern Red Sea(ዞባ ሰሜናዊ ቀይሕ ባሕሪ) Adobha, Afabet, Dahlak, Foro, Ghelaelo, Ghinda, Karura, Massawa, Nakfa, Shieb 6 Southern Red Sea(ዞባ ደቡባዊ ቀይሕ ባሕሪ) Araeta, Asseb, Debub Debubawi Keih Bahri, Maekel Debubawi Keih Bahri
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