Rahayta
Rahayta, also spelled Rahaita or Raheita, is a town in the Southern Red Sea region of Eritrea and was once the residence of a former sultanate.- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in Eritrea and former sultanate
- Also known as: “Raẖayto”, “Raheita”, and “Rahita”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ras Doumeira.
Ras Doumeira
Locality
Ras Doumeira is a cape that extends into the Red Sea, towards the Doumeira Islands. The area is in the north of Djibouti and also borders Eritrea, and was the subject of the 2008 border dispute between the two countries. Ras Doumeira is situated 6 km east of Rahayta.
Rahayta
- Categories: human settlement, border city, and locality
- Location: Southern Denkalya subregion, Southern Red Sea Region, Eritrea, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
12.72865° or 12° 43′ 43″ northLongitude
43.0834° or 43° 5′ 0″ eastElevation
8 metres (26 feet)Open location code
7H45P3HM+F9OpenStreetMap ID
node 2141954830OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Zulu—“Rahayta” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “راهيتا”
- Arabic: “راهيتو”
- Dutch: “Rahayta”
- Egyptian Arabic: “راهيتا”
- French: “Rahayta”
- French: “Rehayto”
- French: “Sultanat de Rehayto”
- German: “Raheita”
- Irish: “Rahayta”
- Italian: “Rahayta”
- Italian: “Raheita”
- Japanese: “ラヘイタ”
- Russian: “Рэхайто”
- Tigre: “ራሓይታ”
- Zulu: “Rahayta”
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