Halib Mentel

Halib Mentel (Arabic: هاليب مينتل), also referred to as Halibmentel or Halimentel, is a village in Eritrea. It is approximately 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) east of the city of Keren.

Halib Mentel
هاليب مينتل
Habin Mentel
Halibmentel, Halimentel
Halibmentel
A small village in a dry environment. There are some round stone huts in the foreground with conical thatched roofs. In the middle distance is a modern octagonal church with a white dome and cross. There are a few trees scattered in the village, and a donkey and child in the foreground.
Halib Mentel, showing Tukuls and church
Halib Mentelهاليب مينتل is located in Eritrea
Halib Mentelهاليب مينتل
Halib Mentel
هاليب مينتل
Location in Eritrea
Coordinates: 15°44′38″N 38°33′4″E
Country Eritrea
RegionAnseba

Overview

The former station at Halib Mentel

Halib Mentel mostly consists of round huts, known as tukuls, and has a large Catholic church.[1] The village is on the trackbed of the Eritrean Railway, between Asmara and Keren. The railway closed in 1975, though there are plans to re-open it.[2]

References

  1. "Report of walking tour in Eritrea". 29 November 2007. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
  2. Amanuel Ghebreselassie; Jennie Street (June 2006). "Eritrea using local resources to revitalise its railway". Railway Gazette International. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2009.


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