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'''Foro''' ({{langx|ar|فورو}}, {{langx|ti|ፎሮ}}) is a town in the Northern Red Sea region (Zoba Semienawi Keyih Bahri) of Eritrea.

==Overview== A small city located near the coast, Foro was built at the confluence of the Haddas, Aligide and Comaile rivers. In the 1960s, there was significant agricultural development on its alluvial plains.<ref>{{cite book| last=Killion | first=Tom | title=Historical Dictionary of Eritrea |isbn= 0-8108-3437-5 | publisher=The Scarecrow Press | year=1998}}</ref>

The Aksumite ruins of Adulis are situated about {{convert|6|km|mi}} to the east.<ref>{{cite book|last=Denison|first=Edward|author2=Edward Paice|title=Eritrea|publisher=Bradt Travel Guides|year=2007|edition=Fourth|pages=174|isbn=978-1-84162-171-5}}</ref> thumb|left|Foro Water Reservoir

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Category:Populated places in Eritrea