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| Image number: | 1950 |
| Feature : | horroyo |
| Grouping : | water harvesting |
| Discipline : | geomorphology |
| Year : | 2007 |
| Locality : | Zenefenet Maryam, Tukhul, |
| Country : | Ethiopia |
| Region - tribe : | Tigray |
| Physiographic region : | Abessinian highlands |
| Notice : | Horroyo's are small basins, aimed to collect runoff water. They are water-tight either by plastic foloi or by clay as to prevent leakage and loss of water. |
| Reference : | Moeyersons, Jan, 2007 Image 1950. In : Moeyersons, Jan : "African Geographic Pictures", http://www.africamuseum.be/nl/research/collections_libraries/earth_sciences/collections/geopic" |