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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Place details
- Locality
- ተሰነይ Teseney تسني
- Region
- ጋሽ-ባርካ Gash-Barka القاش وبركة
- Country
- ኤርትራ Eritrea إرتريا
- 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
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Eritrea
- Located in
- Teseney District
- Population
- +3753
- Elevation
- +919
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
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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==