Tohen Explained

Official Name:Tohen
Other Name:طوهآن
Native Name:Tooxin
Settlement Type:Settlement
Pushpin Map:Somalia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Somalia.
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Somalia
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Bari
Subdivision Type2:District
Unit Pref:Metric
Timezone:EAT
Utc Offset:+3
Coordinates:11.7508°N 51.255°W

Tohen (Somali: Tooxin, Arabic: طوهآن) is a settlement in the northeastern Bari province of Somalia. It is situated in the autonomous Puntland region.

Location

Tohen is located at, 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.

In popular culture

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

Notes and References

  1. Douglas Collins, Tales from Africa, (East African Publishers: 1995), p.67.
  2. http://mliterature.narod.ru/Old_Novelist.htm Review of "Once in Malindi"
  3. https://proza.ru/2020/08/15/2 "Once in Malindi"
  4. Андрей Гусев “Однажды в Малинди”, 2020