Mersa

Mersa is a town in Semien Wollo (North Wollo) of the Amhara Region (or kilil) in Ethiopia. It has a latitude and longitude of 11°40′N 39°39.5′E, with an elevation of 1600 meters. The town is one of the larger areas in the Habru district. Mersa is located along Ethiopian Highway 2.

For the bacterial strain whose name sounds like "mersa", see Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
For the moth genus with this name, see Mersa metochia.
Mersa
Town
Mersa
Location within Ethiopia
Coordinates: 11°40′N 39°39.5′E
CountryEthiopia
RegionAmhara
ZoneSemien Wollo
DistrictHabru
Elevation
1,600 m (5,200 ft)
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Mersa was a victim of rocket attack by Derg at the beginning of 1990. Jenny Hamond described the incident as: "It was the site of a terrible atrocity by the retreating Derg forces as the Front fighters closed in on them in 1990. They retreated to a safe distance and then they turned their heavy BM rocket launchers onto the defenseless town."[1]

References
  1. Hammond, Jenny. (1999). Fire from the ashes : a chronicle of the revolution in Tigray, Ethiopia, 1975-1991. Red Sea Press. ISBN 1569020868. OCLC 39890486.
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