Tohen
Tohen (Somali: Tooxin, Arabic: طوهآن) is a settlment in the northeastern of Somalia. It is situated in the autonomous Puntland region.
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Tooxin طوهآن | |
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Settlment | |
| Coordinates: 11°45′03″N 51°15′18″E / 11.75083°N 51.25500°ECoordinates: 11°45′03″N 51°15′18″E / 11.75083°N 51.25500°E | |
| Country |  Somalia
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| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Tohen is located on the northeastern coast of Somalia.[1] It faces the Guardafui Channel and lies 6 miles south of the Gulf of Aden. The town of Bargal is located 35 miles to the south.
Tohen and the neighboring lighthouse "Francesco Crispi" are depicted in Andrei Gusev's novel Once in Malindi (in Chapter 22).[2][3][4]
References
- ↑ Douglas Collins, Tales from Africa, (East African Publishers: 1995), p.67.
- ↑ Review of "Once in Malindi" on the site of public fund "Union of writers of Moscow", 2021 (in Russian)
- ↑ "Once in Malindi" on Proza.ru, 2020 (in Russian)
- ↑ Андрей Гусев “Однажды в Малинди”, 2020 (in Russian)
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