Elit, Eritrea

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Elit
إليت
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Elit
Location in Eritrea
Coordinates: 15°14′N37°0′E / 15.233°N 37.000°E / 15.233; 37.000 Coordinates: 15°14′N37°0′E / 15.233°N 37.000°E / 15.233; 37.000
Country Flag of Eritrea.svg Eritrea
Region Gash-Barka
District Haykota District
Elevation 735 m (2,411 ft)

Elit (Arabic : إليت) is a village in western Eritrea approximately 30 km north-east of Teseney. It is located in Haykota District lying 9.8 km (5.3 nmi) north-west of the district capital of Haykota.

Eritrea country in the Horn of Africa

Eritrea, officially the State of Eritrea is a country in the Horn of Africa, with its capital at Asmara. It is bordered by Sudan in the west, Ethiopia in the south, and Djibouti in the southeast. The northeastern and eastern parts of Eritrea have an extensive coastline along the Red Sea. The nation has a total area of approximately 117,600 km2 (45,406 sq mi), and includes the Dahlak Archipelago and several of the Hanish Islands. Its toponym Eritrea is based on the Greek name for the Red Sea, which was first adopted for Italian Eritrea in 1890.

Teseney City in Gash-Barka, Eritrea

Teseney, also spelled Tessenei or Tesseney, is a market town in western Eritrea. It lies south-east of Kassala in Sudan, on the Gash River. The city was much fought over in the Eritrean War of Independence during which much of it was destroyed. After the war, Tessenei has become a governmental administrative center with customs and agricultural offices and a military base.

Haykota Town in Gash-Barka, Eritrea

Haykota is a small town in the western Gash-Barka region of Eritrea.

Nearby towns and villages include Bitama (16.1 km or 8.7 nmi), Algheden (28.7 km or 15.5 nmi), (9.8 km or 5.3 nmi), Antalla (23.5 km or 12.7 nmi) and Adendema (13.0 km or 7.0 nmi).

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