# Segeneiti

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**Segheneytī** (Tigrinya: *ሰገነይቲ*; sometimes anglicized as Segheneity and known also as Saganeiti, Seganeiti, Seganeyti, Segeleyti, Segeneyti, Segeneytī, Segheneiti)[1] is a small town in the [Southern](/source/Southern_region_(Eritrea)) Region of [Eritrea](/source/Eritrea). Segeneyti was the third largest settlement in the historical [province](/source/Province) of [Akele Guzai](/source/Akele_Guzai), after [Mendefera](/source/Mendefera) and [Senafe](/source/Senafe).

Segheneyti is widely known in [Eritrea](/source/Eritrea) for its production of [Prickly pear cactus](/source/Opuntia), which is locally known as Beles. The [fruit](/source/Fruit) was first introduced to the [town](/source/Town) by a [priest](/source/Priest) in the 1950s. It is widely eaten as a [snack](/source/Snack) and as [fruit preserve](/source/Fruit_preserve).[2] Large-scale production of the [fruit](/source/Fruit) has become more common in the area as it has both economic and health benefits. Segheneyti is located at the eastern escarpment of [Eritrea](/source/Eritrea) which is suitable for the [plant](/source/Plant) as it favours warm climate and rocky environment.[3]

## Notable people

- [Degiat](/source/Dejazmatch) [Bahta Hagos](/source/Bahta_Hagos) - Eritrean nobleman and resistance fighter.[4]

## References

1. [GeoNames](http://www.geonames.org/search.html?q=Segheneyti&country=)

1. Yebio, Natnael (August 6, 2017). ["Eritrea: Picking Prickly Pear (Beles)"](https://tesfanews.net/eritrea-picking-prickly-pear-beles/). *tesfanews.net*. tesfanews.net tesfanews.net. Retrieved August 20, 2023.

1. Woldu, Berhane (September 6, 2021). ["’’Beles’’ Prickly Pear Cactus fruit!"](https://shidamedia.com/belese-prickly-pear-cactus-fruit/). *shidamedia.com*. Shida Media. Retrieved August 20, 2021.

1. ["Bahta Hagos Rebellion Against Italian Occupation"](https://zantana.net/bahta-hagos-rebellion-against-italian-occupation/). *zantana.net*. Retrieved August 20, 2023.

Yebio, Natnael (August 6, 2017). ["Eritrea: Picking Prickly Pear (Beles)"](https://tesfanews.net/eritrea-picking-prickly-pear-beles/). *tesfanews.net*. tesfanews.net tesfanews.net. Retrieved August 20, 2023.

Woldu, Berhane (September 6, 2021). ["’’Beles’’ Prickly Pear Cactus fruit!"](https://shidamedia.com/belese-prickly-pear-cactus-fruit/). *shidamedia.com*. Shida Media. Retrieved August 20, 2021.

["Bahta Hagos Rebellion Against Italian Occupation"](https://zantana.net/bahta-hagos-rebellion-against-italian-occupation/). *zantana.net*. Retrieved August 20, 2023.

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