Gwelej: facts

At a glance

• Country: Eritrea
• Administrative status: populated place (GeoNames code PPL)
• Coordinates: 14.7431° N, 36.7192° E
• Time zone: Africa/Asmara (UTC+03:00)
• Currency: Nakfa (ERN)
• Distance to the capital, Asmara: 247 km (153 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Kassala Airport (KSL, Sudan): 83 km (52 mi), straight line
• Shire Inda Selassie Airport (SHC, Ethiopia): 183 km (114 mi), straight line
• Axum Airport (AXU, Ethiopia): 231 km (143 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Geniti: 17 km (11 mi)
• Sahlat: 18 km (11 mi)
• Tolesuca: 27 km (16 mi)
• Narcaba: 28 km (18 mi)
• Magala: 30 km (19 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Kassala, 86 km (53 mi)