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Soil map is one of the basic tools for planning any agricultural development. Soil maps are even more effective and productive for natural resources evaluation. Moreover, remote sensing and geographical information systems (GIS) have added different concepts and enforcements to soil classification. This study aimed to produce soil maps following different classification systems (Soil Taxonomy and the World Reference Base for Soil Resources) and to define the spatial distribution and characteristics of the soil in the study area, which is deemed indispensable for any future development planning. This work was part of the 29th Professional Master Course at the Istituto Agronomico per l’Oltremare (IAO), Florence, Italy. The study was carried out in the Kilte Awulaelo district, located in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. The area is characterized by different topographies and geomorphologies with diverse agro-ecological conditions. Eleven main soil
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