Irob (woreda)

Irob (Tigrinya: ኢሮብ) is a district (Amharic: woreda) in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. It is named after the Irob people, who are the predominant ethnic group living there. Located in the Misraqawi Zone at the eastern escarpment of the Ethiopian Highlands, Irob is bordered on the south by Saesi Tsaedaemba, on the west by Gulomahda, on the north and east by the Endelli River which separates it from Eritrea, and on the southeast by the Afar Region. Its administrative center is Dawhan; other towns include Alitena, the former administrative center.