Barentu is a town in south western Eritrea, lying south of Agordat. It is the main town of the Kunama people and is also known for its garrison. Image File history File links ER-Barentu. ... Agordat is the capital of the Gash Barka province of Eritrea. ... Kunamas are one of the smallest ethnic group from Eritrea, they live in region of Gash-Barka. ... Garrison House, built 1675, Dover, NH, USA In the military, garrison is the collective term for the body of troops stationed in a particular location, originally to guard it, but now often simply using it as a home base. ...

Barentu is also the name of one of the two moieties of the Oromo people. The other moiety is Borana The Oromo, sometimes called Galla (this usage has now become pejorative, but was widely used into the 20th century) are an African ethnic group found in Ethiopia and to a lesser extent Kenya. ... The Borana are an East African ethnic group located in northern Kenya and southern Ethiopia. ...