Ofla
Sign in to saveOfla () is one of the Districts of Ethiopia, or woredas, in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Debubawi Zone, Ofla is bordered on the south by Alamata, on the west by the Amhara Region, on the north by Endamehoni, and on the east by Raya Azebo. Small towns in Ofla include Zata, Sesela and Zikuya. The town of Korem is surrounded by Ofla woreda.
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Ofla () is one of the Districts of Ethiopia, or woredas, in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Debubawi Zone, Ofla is bordered on the south by Alamata, on the west by the Amhara Region, on the north by Endamehoni, and on the east by Raya Azebo. Small towns in Ofla include Zata, Sesela and Zikuya. The town of Korem is surrounded by Ofla woreda.
== Overview == Within the boundaries of this woreda is Lake Ashenge, where Christopher da Gama was defeated in the Battle of Wofla in 1543, and afterwards captured then killed by Imam Ahmad Gragn. Wofla was briefly governed by Abu Bakr Qatin of Adal in the sixteenth century.
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