Golluj

Golluj is a town in . Located in the south-western Gash-Barka region, it is the capital of the Golluj district. Golluj has more arable land per-capita than any other place in Eritrea; therefore, most often it is referred to as the bread basket of Eritrea within the Gash-Barka region.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: human settlement in Eritrea
  • Also known as: Gulch”, “Gullui”, “Guloj”, “Guluj”, “Guluy”, “Gulwy”, “Gwelīj”, and “Gweluj

Golluj

Latitude
14.74306° or 14° 44′ 35″ north
Longitude
36.71917° or 36° 43′ 9″ east
Elevation
671 metres (2,201 feet)
Open location code
7G6RPPV9+6M
Geo­Names ID
335630
Wiki­data ID
Q15221833
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Zulu—“Golluj” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: غلخ
  • Dutch: Golluj
  • Egyptian Arabic: غلخ
  • Irish: Golluj
  • Polish: Goluj
  • Russian: Гуллуй
  • Tigrinya: Gwelej
  • Tigrinya: ጐለጅ
  • Tigrinya: ጐሉጅ
  • Tigrinya: ጐሊጅ
  • Zulu: Golluj

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Golluj”. Photo: Voice of Clam, Public domain.