Segeneiti
Segheneytī
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  Segheneytī Location in Eritrea | |
| Coordinates: 15°03′10″N 39°11′14″E / 15.05278°N 39.18722°E | |
| Country |  Eritrea |
| Region | Debub |
| District | Segeneiti |
| Climate | BSk |
Segheneytī (sometimes anglicized as Segheneity and known also as Saganeiti, Seganeiti, Seganeyti, Segeleyti, Segeneyti, Segeneytī, Segheneiti)[1] is a small town in the Southern Region of Eritrea. The town lies on the road between Asmara and Senafe.
In the Tigrinya language its name is ሰገነይቲ,[2] ሠገነይቲ in the older orthography.[3]
In Arabic it is called سخناتي.
Religion
It is the seat of a bishopric, the Eparchy of Segheneyti, a suffragan of the Archeparchy of Asmara, the metropolitan see of the Eritrean Catholic Church.
Some minority Muslims live near the shopping center.
References
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15°03′10″N 39°11′14″E / 15.05278°N 39.18722°E
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