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Eritrea (/ ˌɛrɪˈtriːə / ⓘ ERR-ih-TREE-ə or /- ˈtreɪ -/ -TRAY-; [17][18][19] Tigrinya: ኤርትራ, romanized: Ertra, pronounced [ʔer (ɨ)trä] ⓘ), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of Eastern Africa, with its capital and largest city at Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia in the south ...
State of Eritrea; Use: National flag and ensign: Proportion: 1:2: Adopted: December 5, 1995; 28 years ago () (standard version): Design: A red isosceles triangle based on the hoist-side pointed towards the fly-side divided into two right triangles where the upper triangle is green and the lower triangle is blue with the Emblem of Eritrea from 1952 to 1995 in yellow, in other words, a vertical ...
Eritrea is an ancient name, associated in the past with its Greek form Erythraia, Ἐρυθραία, and its derived Latin form Erythræa. This name relates to that of the Red Sea, then called the Erythræan Sea, from the Greek for "red", ἐρυθρός, erythros. But earlier Eritrea was called Mdre Bahri. [1] The Italians created the colony ...
Flag of The Ethiopian Empire. A horizontal tricolour of Yellow, Red and Green. 1530-1543. Flag of The Adal Sultanate. A vertical tricolour of white, red and white with a crescent moon in each stripe. 1557–1793. Flag of The Ottoman Empire. Red field with a Green Disc in the center and 3 golden crescent moons inside the disc.
The culture of Eritrea is the collective cultural heritage of the various populations native to Eritrea. Eritrea has nine recognized ethnic groups. Each group have their own unique traditions and customs but some traditions are shared and appreciated among different ethnic groups. [1] The local culture consists of various, and often quite ...
The Eritrea Portal. Eritrea (/ ˌɛrɪˈtriːə / ⓘ ERR-ih-TREE-ə or /- ˈtreɪ -/ -TRAY-; Tigrinya: ኤርትራ, romanized: Ertra, pronounced [ʔer (ɨ)trä] ⓘ), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of Eastern Africa, with its capital and largest city at Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia in the ...
Extreme points of Eritrea. High: Emba Soira 3,018 m (9,902 ft) Low: Lake Kulul −75 m (−246 ft) Land boundaries: 1,626 km. Ethiopia 912 km. Sudan 605 km. Djibouti 109 km. Coastline: Red Sea 2,234 km. Population of Eritrea: 6,333,000 (July 2013 UN estimate) 107th most populous country.
Geography of Eritrea. Eritrea is located in the Horn of Africa and is bordered on the northeast and east by the Red Sea, on the west and northwest by Sudan, on the south by Ethiopia, and on the southeast by Djibouti. The country has a high central plateau that varies from 1,800 to 3,000 meters (5,906–9,843 ft) above sea level.