Coordinates: 12°43′37″N 43°5′3″E / 12.72694°N 43.08417°E / 12.72694; 43.08417

Rahayta

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Rahayta
راهيتا
Rahaita
Town
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CountryFile:Flag of Eritrea.svg Eritrea
RegionSouthern Red Sea
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Rahayta, also spelled Rahaita or Raheita (Arabic: راهيتا), is a town in the Southern Red Sea region of Eritrea and was once the residence of a former sultanate.

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Raheita Incident (1898): French marines from the gunboat Scorpion were confronted with Italian colonial forces who have just defeated the rebellious sultan of Raheita

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