▁Eth iop ian ▁Highway ▁ 2 . ▁K orem ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁end ore ic ▁bas in ▁of ▁the ▁Af ar ▁Tri angle . ▁The ▁streams ▁near ▁K orem ▁do ▁not ▁reach ▁the ▁ocean . ▁Hash en ge ▁Lake ▁is ▁located ▁six ▁kilom eters ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁K orem . ▁The ▁town ▁of ▁K orem ▁is ▁surrounded ▁by ▁Of la ▁w ored a . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁ ▁The ▁te legraph ▁line ▁the ▁It ali ans ▁constructed ▁between ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁from ▁As m ara ▁south ▁to ▁Add is ▁Ab aba ▁passed ▁through ▁the ▁town , ▁and ▁had ▁an ▁office ▁in ▁K orem . ▁Near ▁the ▁town ▁on ▁ 9 ▁October ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁Ab ra ha ▁A ray a , ▁governor ▁of ▁End erta , ▁made ▁a ▁surprise ▁attack ▁at ▁dawn ▁on ▁De j az m ach ▁Ab ate ▁B wal u , ▁the ▁new ▁governor ▁of ▁Tig ray . ▁A bre ha ▁had ▁declared ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁submit ▁to ▁the ▁De j az m ach . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Second ▁Ital o - A by ss in ian ▁War , ▁the ▁It ali ans ▁are ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁attacked ▁Eth iop ian ▁soldiers ▁near ▁the ▁town ▁with ▁shell s ▁re le asing ▁must ard ▁gas , ▁with ▁instances ▁of ▁It ali ans ▁using ▁chemical ▁weapons ▁use ▁at ▁K orem ▁recorded ▁for ▁March ▁ 1 6 - 1 8 , ▁and ▁April ▁ 4