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Aligider in the region of Eritrea (general) is a town located in Eritrea - some 164 mi or ( 264 km ) West of Asmara , the country's capital .
Local time in Aligider is now 05:03 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Asmara " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Massawa, Keren, Barentu, Asmara, and Kassala. When in this area, you might want to check out Massawa . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Aligider ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Aligider
Aligider is located ten kilometers to the west of Teseney and was home to the Barattolo cotton plantation where Hedareb tribes and 1500 ex-fighters and their families farm cotton, sesame and sorghum. Aligider is an old Italian frontier village, still containing a few Italian relics, but the village was extensively sacked by the Ethiopian forces in 2000 in their campaign to sabotage the Eritrean economy.
Located at 15.12 36.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
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. Although being gradually rebuilt, land mines still surround the town.
Located at 15.11 36.66 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
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