Aligider

Ali Ghider (Arabic: علي قدر‎) is located ten kilometers to the west of Teseney in the country of Eritrea. It is part of the Teseney sub-zone and has a diverse population.[1] It is considered the last settlement in Eritrea before reaching the Sudanese Border[2] and is located in the lowlands.[3]

Ali Ghider

علي قدر

Ali Ghider, Ali-Guider, Alighedir
Ali Ghider
Ali Ghider
Location in Eritrea
Coordinates: 15°07′N 36°29′E
Country Eritrea
RegionGash-Barka
DistrictTeseney District

Agriculture, livestock raising and trade are very important to the economy of the area. Ali Ghider has access to potable water from both the Gash River and underground water resources.[1] Processes of irrigation have created an artificial marsh near the Gash River which provides a large habitat for many bird species.[4]

Ali Ghider was once an Italian frontier village.[5] Ali Ghider was an agricultural area, growing cotton and other crops, and managed by the Societa Impresse Africana (SIA).[6] SIA helped develop Ali Ghider into a company town, housing tenant farmers and other workers on the plantation.[6] A school and clinic were set up and by the 1950s, the plantation employed 2,000 Eritreans, 15 Italians and "provided a residence for another 12,000 part time workers and family members."[6]

A well-known Italian business that was established for many years in Ali Ghider was the Barattolo cotton plantation which was established in 1965 by Roberto Barattolo in a purchase from SIA.[7] This acquisition from the SIA allowed Barattolo to export knitwear to both Europe and the Middle East.[6]

Ali Ghider received significant damage from the sacking by Ethiopian forces.[2] Many of the Italian artifacts left from its time as a frontier village were destroyed in 2001 through Ethiopian military actions.[5]

References
  1. Ghebrehiwet, Kesete (15 June 2012). "Teseney Sub-Zone: Economic, Agricultural and Multi-Cultural Hub". Eritrea - Ministry of Information. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  2. Denison, Edward (2007). Eritrea (4th ed.). Guilford, Connecticut: Bradt Travel Guides. pp. 216–217. ISBN 978-1-84162-171-5.
  3. Mehreteab, Amanuel (2004). Wake Up, Hanna!: Reintegration and Reconstruction Challenges for Post-War Eritrea. Lawrenceville, New Jersey: The Red Sea Press, Inc. p. 98. ISBN 1-56902-192-9.
  4. "Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas". Bird Life International. 2001. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  5. "Tessenei Eritrea". Etritrea. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  6. Connell, Dan; Killion, Tom (2011). Historical Dictionary of Eritrea (2nd ed.). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, Inc. pp. 62–64, 115. ISBN 978-0-8108-7505-0.
  7. "Roberto Barattolo and the Eritrean Textile Industry". Dolce Vita: The Italian Lifestyle. Retrieved 8 July 2015.


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