Tohen

Tohen (Somali: Tooxin, Arabic: طوهآن) is a settlement in the northeastern Bari province of Somalia. It is mostly inhabited by the Ismail Saleeban sub-clan of Majeerteen. It is situated in the autonomous Puntland region.

Tohen
Tooxin
طوهآن
Settlement
Tooxin
Tooxin
Tohen is located in Somalia
Tohen
Tohen
Location in Somalia.
Coordinates: 11°45′03″N 51°15′18″E
Country Somalia
RegionBari
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Location

Tohen is located at 11°45′2.87″N 51°15′18.11″E, on the northeastern coast of Somalia.[1] It faces the Guardafui Channel, and lies 5 nautical miles (6 miles) south of Cape Guardafui and the Gulf of Aden. The town of Bargal is located 30 nautical miles (35 miles) to the south.

Administration

On April 8, 2013, the Puntland government announced the creation of a new region coextensive with Tohen and Cape Guardafui, named Gardafuul. Carved out of the Bari region, it consists of three districts and has its capital at Alula.

Tohen and the neighboring lighthouse "Francesco Crispi" are depicted in Andrei Gusev's novel Once in Malindi (in Chapter 22).[2][3][4]

See also

References
  1. Douglas Collins, Tales from Africa, (East African Publishers: 1995), p.67.
  2. Review of "Once in Malindi" on the site of public fund "Union of writers of Moscow", 2021 (in Russian)
  3. "Once in Malindi" on Proza.ru, 2020 (in Russian)
  4. Андрей Гусев “Однажды в Малинди”, 2020 (in Russian)
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