Arkiko
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Arkiko (alternately Archigo, Hirgigo, Hargigo, or Harkiko) is an island in the Red Sea and part of the Northern Red Sea Zone region of modern Eritrea.
In 1826-48 (during the Ottoman period, but not the phase under de facto Egyptian rule), parts of Eritrea were ruled by the Na'ib (or deputy) of Arkiko, according to some sources part of the time cumulating with the office of wali (regular military governor) of Massawa, the present capital.
This town was the site of a terrible massacre by the Dergue regime in Ethiopia in 1975, during the Eritrean War of Independence. Also located in this town is Eritrea's largest power generation facility, this facility was partially destroyed during the Eritrean-Ethiopian War but has now been fully repaired.
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