Halib Mentel
Place in Anseba, Eritrea
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Halib Mentel (Arabic: هاليب مينتل), also referred to as Halibmentel or Halimentel, is a village in Eritrea. It is approximately 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) east of the city of Keren.
Halib Mentel
هاليب مينتل Habin Mentel Halibmentel, Halimentel | |
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| Halibmentel | |
Halib Mentel, showing Tukuls and church | |
  Halib Mentel هاليب مينتل Location in Eritrea | |
| Coordinates: 15°44′38″N 38°33′4″E | |
| Country |  Eritrea |
| Region | Anseba |
Overview
Halib Mentel mostly consists of round huts, known as tukuls, and has a large Catholic church.[1] The village is on the trackbed of the Eritrean Railway, between Asmara and Keren. The railway closed in 1975, though there are plans to re-open it.[2]
