Teseney
Sign in to saveTeseney (, ), 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.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Teseney is referenced by 41 other articles, and connects out to Italy, Egypt and Nigeria.
It sits within the topics Gash-Barka region and Populated places in Eritrea.
Its subject is documented across 25 Wikipedia language editions.
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Place details
- Locality
- ተሰነይ Teseney تسني
- Region
- ጋሽ-ባርካ Gash-Barka القاش وبركة
- Country
- ኤርትራ Eritrea إرتريا
- Elevation
- 594 m
- Population
- 3,753
- Timezone
- Africa/Asmara
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Teseneyتسني
- Settlement.native_name
- ተሰነይ
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Eritrea
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 250
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Eritrea
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- 25px Eritrea
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Gash-Barka
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Teseney
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2012
- Settlement.population_total
- 4815
- Settlement.population_metro
- 65000
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 919
- Settlement.blank_name
- Climate
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Eritrea
- Located in
- Teseney District
- Population
- 3753
- Elevation
- 919
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Overview
- History
- Economy
- See also
- References
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.
==Overview==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Teseney” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.