Arcugi ( ar, أركوجي) is a village in western
Eritrea
Eritrea ( ; ti, ኤርትራ, Ertra, ; ar, إرتريا, ʾIritriyā), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of Eastern Africa, with its capital and largest city at Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia ...
. It is located in
Omhajer District
Om Hajar Subregion ( ar, ام حجر) is a subregion in the western Gash-Barka region (Zoba Gash-Barka) of Eritrea. Its capital lies at Om Hajar. The area has a patented history with the Italians and the struggle between the Eritreans and Ethiopi ...
in the
Gash-Barka
Gash-Barka ( ti, ጋሽ-ባርካ, it, Regione di Gasc-Barca) is an Regions of Eritrea, administrative region of Eritrea. It is situated in the south-west of the country, bordering the Anseba region to the north, and the Maekel Region, Maekel (C ...
region. It lies inside the
Gash-Setit
Gash-Setit is a designated national wildlife reserve and historical area of western Eritrea where its considered to be the northern most point of Africa for elephant habitat. It is located in much of Omhajer District and Haykota District betwee ...
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
Teseney ( ar, تسني, ti, ተሰነይ), 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 ...
.
Villages in Eritrea
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