Arcugi
Encyclopedia
Arcugi is a village
in western Eritrea
. It is located in Omhajer District
in the Gash-Barka
region. It lies inside the Gash-Setit
wildlife reserve 6 kilometres south-west of Giamal Biscia
.
As the name may suggest, the village was founded by the Italians during the occupation.
It lies 12.7 miles south-east of Teseney
.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in western Eritrea
Eritrea
Eritrea , officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa. Eritrea derives it's name from the Greek word Erethria, meaning 'red land'. The capital is Asmara. It is bordered by Sudan in the west, Ethiopia in the south, and Djibouti in the southeast...
. It is located in Omhajer District
Omhajer District
Omhajer District is a district in the Gash-Barka region of western Eritrea. The capital lies at Omhajer. It has a patented history with the Italians and the struggle between the Ethiopians and Eritreans.-Overview:...
in the Gash-Barka
Gash-Barka
Gash-Barka is one of the six regions of Eritrea. It is situated in the south-west of the country, bordering the Anseba region to the north, and the Central and Southern regions to the east; the county of Sudan lies to the west and Ethiopia to the south....
region. It lies inside the Gash-Setit
Gash-Setit
Gash-Setit is a designated national wildlife reserve and historical area of western Eritrea. It is located in much of Omhajer District and Haykota District south west of Haykota between the market town of Tesseney in the Gash-Barka region. The name is derived from the two rivers, the Gash and the...
wildlife reserve 6 kilometres south-west of Giamal Biscia
Giamal Biscia
Giamal Biscua is a village in western Eritrea. It is located in Omhajer District in the Gash-Barka region. It lies inside the Gash-Setit wildlife reserve 6 kilometres north-east of Arcugi....
.
As the name may suggest, the village was founded by the Italians during the occupation.
It lies 12.7 miles south-east of Teseney
Teseney
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...
.
External links
- Satellite map at Maplandia.com
- http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/mapcenter/map.aspx?TextLatitude=15.1168444635444&TextLongitude=36.9996333377685&TextAltitude=7&TextSelectedEntity=9397310&MapStyle=Comprehensive&MapSize=Large&MapStyleSelectedIndex=0&searchTextMap=Arcugi&MapStylesList=Comprehensive&ZoomOnMapClickCheck=on&ResultsListbox=15.1168444635444%3B36.9996333377685%3B7%3B9397310%3BAdendema%2C+Eritrea%3BLarge%3BComprehensiveLocation on MSN encarta map]