Adigrat (
Ge'ez: ዓዲግራት) is a city and separate
woreda in the
Tigray Region (or
kilil) of
Ethiopia. Located in the
Misraqawi Zone at longitude and latitude with an elevation of 2457 meters above sea level, below a high ridge to the west, Adigrat is the last important Ethiopian city south of the border with
Eritrea, and is considered to be a strategically important gateway to Eritrea and the
Red Sea. Adigrat was part of
Ganta Afeshum woreda before a separate woreda was created for the city.