Elabered is a beautiful agricultural center 25 kilometers from Keren, famous for its oranges, mango trees, tomatoes, and hundreds of Dutch cows, providing milk and meat to the region.
One can walk for several hours, crossing the meadows and visiting an Old Italian farm. De’Nadai was a famous Italian who established the rich agricultural plains in Elabered. His products were export-oriented. He used to produce all kinds of citrus fruits.
He also had a milk and tomato paste factory. He used to own three small merchant vessels that used to regularly sail to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Also elaborate was the scene of heavy fights in 1977. Lots of rusty military hardware defaces the beautiful landscape with its green hills, fruit trees, and huge stones.
