Freweyni (also known as Sinkata or ferawun) is a town in northern Ethiopia.

Located 80 kilometers north of Mekele in the Misraqawi Zone of the Tigray Region (or kilil) of Ethiopia, this town has a latitude and longitude of 14°3′N 39°34′E / 14.050°N 39.567°E / 14.050; 39.567 with an elevation of 2480 meters above sea level and is located along Ethiopian Highway 2.

During the Italo-Abyssinian War, a large group of Ethiopian soldiers, marching to the north to fight the Italians, arrived almost starving at the town of Freweyni.

[citation needed] In 1991, after the EPRDF seized power, new administrative divisions came into place.

Nowadays, both Freweyni and as well as Sinkata are still commonly used to refer to the town.