Mekele: All Data
Mekele is a city in Ethiopia. This page covers its chronology of mentions across 5,500 years of history, including capitals, battles, events and subdivisions. Part of Phersu Atlas.
1. Lists and Timelines
Mek'ele: Chronology of Mentions
Note: For polities of antiquity, the listed capital or subdivision capital may also represent one or several of the most important cities of the region.
1868 AD
Mentioned in Event: British Expedition to Abyssinia
1895 AD
Mentioned in Event: First Italo-Ethiopian War
1896 AD
Mentioned in: Siege of Mek'ele, part of First Italo-Ethiopian War
1935 AD
Mentioned in Event: De Bono Offensive
1941 AD
Mentioned in Event: British invasion of Italian East Africa
2020 AD
Mentioned in: 4 November Northern Command attacks, part of Tigray War
2020 AD
Mentioned in Event: Government Counterattack (Tigray War)
2020 AD
Mentioned in Event: Tigray Secession
2021 AD
Mentioned in Event: Tigrayan counter-offensive
2025 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Region of Tigray Region, part of Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia