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Asmara (/ æ s ˈ m ɑː r ə / əs-MAHR-ə), or Asmera (Tigrinya: ኣስመራ, romanized: ʾAsmära), is the capital and most populous city of Eritrea, in the country's Central Region. It sits at an elevation of 2,325 metres (7,628 ft), making it the sixth highest capital in the world by altitude and the second
Eritrea (/ ˌ ɛr ɪ ˈ t r iː ə / ⓘ ERR-ih-TREE-ə or /-ˈ t r eɪ-/- TRAY-;, [20] [21] [22] 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 being Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia in the south, Sudan in the west, and ...
Areza (Tigrinya: ዓረዛ) is a town in the Debub (Southern) region of Eritrea. It is the capital of the Areza Subregion. [1] It lies to the west of Mendefera. The area is primarily agricultural and contains 20 kebabis (residential areas). [2]
The location of Eritrea An enlargeable map of the State of Eritrea. Eritrea is a country in the Horn of Africa. Eritrea is the Italian form of the Greek name Ἐρυθραίᾱ (Erythraíā), meaning "red [land]". With its capital at Asmara, it is bordered by Sudan in the west, Ethiopia in the south, and Djibouti in the southeast.
The former Italian government's palace was built in 1897 by Ferdinando Martini, the first Italian governor of Eritrea.The Italian government wanted to create in Asmara (just made capital of Eritrea in place of Massawa [1]) an impressive building, from where the Italian governors could show the dedication of the Kingdom of Italy to the "Colonia primogenita" (first daughter-colony) as Eritrea ...
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With Eritrea's independence in the 1990s, the airport became an international portal to the new nation. During the Eritrean-Ethiopian War, the airport was bombed two times by Ethiopia in 1998 [3] and 2000. [4]
Asmara (2005) Asmara in the 1940s Asmara, the capital of Eritrea, first rose to prominence in medieval and post-medieval times.Though it had long overshadowed by nearby Debarwa, the residence of the Bahr Negash or the governor of the coastal province, it still existed as a major settlement for over half a millennium and enjoyed some importance as it stood on the trade route to Massawa.