Bitama ( ar, بيتاما) 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 ...
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Location
The town lies north-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 ...
, and is located in
Haykota
Haykota ( ar, هاكوتا) is a small town in the western Gash-Barka region of Eritrea.
Overview
The town is situated near the location of a monument erected to memorialize Hamid Idris Awate, the man who started the Eritrean War of Independence. ...
district
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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
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Nearby towns and villages include
Sebderat (),
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 ...
(),
Ghirmayka (),
Elit (),
Algheden (),
Arcugi
Arcugi ( ar, أركوجي) 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 ...
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Giamal Biscia
Giamal Biscia ( ar, جمل بيشا) is a village in western Eritrea. It is located in the Omhajer Subregion of the Gash-Barka region. It lies inside the Gash-Setit wildlife reserve 6 kilometres north-east of Arcugi
Arcugi ( ar, أركوجي) is ...
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Adendema
Adendema ( ar, أدندما) is a village in western Eritrea. It is located 5.8 miles south-west of the district capital of Haykota in Haykota District in the Gash-Barka region. It lies on the north-east boundary of the Gash-Setit wildlife reserve ...
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Villages in Eritrea
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