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Country
  
Somalia  Puntland

Time zone
  
EAT (UTC+3)

Region
  
Bari

Tohen

Weather
  
32°C, Wind E at 8 km/h, 47% Humidity

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

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Location

Tohen is located at 11°45′2.87″N 51°15′18.11″E, on the northeastern coast of Somalia. It faces the Indian Ocean, 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.

References

Tohen Wikipedia