Located 35 km north of the town of Adwa and 7 kilometers from the border with Eritrea, in the Mehakelegnaw (Central) Zone of the Tigray Region, this town occupies a fertile lowland area and has a latitude and longitude of  with an elevation of 1385 meters above sea level.
loʊkˈeɪɾᵻd θˈɜːɾi fˈaɪv kˌeɪˈɛm nˈɔːɹθ ʌvðə tˈaʊn ʌv ɐdwˈæ ænd sˈɛvən kɪlˈɑːmɪɾɚz fɹʌmðə bˈoːɹdɚ wɪð ˌɛɹɪtɹˈiə, ɪnðə mˈɛheɪklˌɛɡnɔː sˈɛntɹəl zˈoʊn ʌvðə tˈaɪɡɹeɪ ɹˈiːdʒən, ðɪs tˈaʊn ˈɑːkjʊpˌaɪz ɐ fˈɜːɾəl lˈoʊlənd ˈɛɹiə ænd hɐz ɐ lˈæɾɪtˌuːd ænd lˈɔndʒɪtˌuːd ʌv wɪð ɐn ˌɛlɪvˈeɪʃən ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv mˈiːɾɚz əbˌʌv sˈiː lˈɛvəl.