page_title: Melfa (Dogu'a Tembien)
section_title: Springs
hierarchical_section_title: Melfa (Dogu'a Tembien) / Geography / Springs
caption_attribution_description: English: May Sa'iri water point
context_page_description: Melfa is a tabia or municipality in the Dogu'a Tembien district of the Tigray Region of Ethiopia and ancient capital of Tembien. The tabia centre is Melfa village itself, located approximately 3 km to the west of the woreda town Hagere Selam.
context_section_description: As there are no permanent rivers, the presence of springs is of utmost importance for the local people. The following are the springs in the tabia:
  May Ayni in Maekhel Gaza
  Shafahambar in May Sa'iri
  May Dera in May Krawa
caption: May Sa'iri water point
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