Soil in Tanqwa Abergele

The soils of the Tanqwa Abergele woreda (district) in Tigray (Ethiopia) reflect its longstanding agricultural history, highly seasonal rainfall regime, relatively high temperatures, overall dominance of Precambrian metamorphic rocks and steep slopes.

[3] Most rains fall during the main rainy season, which typically extends from June to September.

Mean temperature in woreda town Yechila is 25.4 °C, oscillating between average daily minimum of 14.6 °C and maximum of 35.6 °C.

[4] From the higher to the lower locations, the following geological formations are present:[5] As part of the Ethiopian highlands the land has undergone a rapid tectonic uplift, leading the occurrence of mountain peaks, plateaus, valleys and gorges.

Soil degradation in this district became important when humans started deforestation almost 5000 years ago.

Chromic Vertisol in Agbe (D is location of Colluvic Calcic Luvisol F Lithic Leptosol)
Black meta-limestone outcropping near Taget
Meta limestone hills at Sho'ate Hegum
Typical catena on the Adigrat Sandstone cliff and footslope in and near Abergele
Lithic Leptosol profile
Lithic Leptosol in Agbe
Haplic Planosol along the road to Abiy Addi
Typical catena in the alluvial plain of Giba River in Abergele
Metamorphic limestone catena in Abergele
Epileptic Protovertic Cambisol profile
Epileptic Protovertic Cambisol in Taget
Metamorphic sedimentary rock catena in Abergele
Typical catena on severely incised granite near Giba mouth
Severely incised metamorphic sedimentary rock in Abergele
Typical catena on metamorphic volcanic rock in Abergele