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Siege of Nakfa

Siege of Nakfa was a siege conducted in 1976 at Nakfa, in what is now Ethiopia; it ran into the following year. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Nakfa. It was part of the Eritrean War of Independence, which ran from 1961 to 1991. The recorded result: EPLF victory. Recorded strength: 3,000 against 300.

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Fought1976ran into the following year
WhereNakfa, Ethiopia16.667N, 38.467E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeEPLF victory
BelligerentsEPLFagainstEthiopia
Casualties and lossesUnknownand225 killed
Part ofEritrean War of Independence1961 to 1991

Where it sits in the Eritrean War of Independence

Battle of Adal, 1961Battle of Omal, 1961Agordat Operation, 1962Battle of Halhal, 1962Battle of Ansaba, 1963Battle of Togoruba, 1964Siege of Nakfa, 1976Battle of Massawa, 1977Siege of Barentu, 1977Battle of Afabet, 1988Battle of Massawa, 199019611990Siege of Nakfa, 1976
11 placed engagements of the Eritrean War of Independence in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1976 (year precision)
to 1977
PlaceNakfa, Ethiopia
16.667N, 38.467E
KindSiege, Cold War
Strength3,000300
Casualties and lossesUnknown225 killed
Commanders
  • Isaias Afwerki
Siege of NakfaSiege of NakfaBattle of AfabetBattle of KerenBattle of AgordatAttack on Convoy BN 7Battle of AfabetBattle of KerenBattle of Agordat100 km16.667N, 38.467E
Placed at Nakfa; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Siege of Nakfa is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 62 in present-day Ethiopia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q124683341, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Nakfa, revision 1370743836, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.