Rahayta

Rahayta راهيتا Rahaita
Town
Rahayta Location in Eritrea.
Coordinates: 12°43′37″N 43°5′3″E
Country	Eritrea
Region	Southern Red Sea
Time zone	UTC+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.

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

References

• Rahayta, Eritrea