Asmara ( / æsˈmɑːrə / əs-MAHR-ə ), or Asmera, 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 highest capital in Africa. Formerly a hamlet of the Tigre people, Asmara became the capital of the Italian colony of Eritrea in 1900 and remained a small colonial town until 1934. It was the main base for the Italian invasion of Ethiopia in 1935, and the town rapidly expanded as the leading city in Italian East Africa.
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Eritrea (/ ˌ ɛr ɪ ˈ t r iː ə / ⓘ ERR-ih-TREE-ə or /-ˈ t r eɪ-/- 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 south, Sudan in the west, and Djibouti in the southeast. Eritrea's capital and largest city is Asmara (Asmera). Land. map of Ethiopia. Eritrea's coastline, forming the northeastern edge of the country, extends for roughly 600 miles (1,000 km) from Cape Kasar, in the north, to the Strait of Mandeb, separating the Red Sea from the Gulf of Aden in the south. Asmara, the capital of Eritrea, first rose to prominence in medieval and post-medieval times. Located on a highland plateau at the centre of Eritrea, Asmara, a Modernist city of Africa is the capital of the country and is an exceptionally well-preserved example of a colonial planned city, which resulted from the subsequent phases of planning between 1893 and 1941, under the Italian colonial occupation.
View over Liberty Avenue and the city of Asmara, capital of Eritrea Stock Photo Alamy
Asmara serves as the capital of Eritrea in the eastern region of the African continent. The town is also the largest in the country with a population of more than 800,000. History According to the traditional history of Eritrean Tigrinya, four clans originally inhabited the Asmara area. 'Asmara is a jewel': but can Eritrea's modernising capital retain its charm? It is unlike any other city in the developing world - brilliantly planned with hardly any slums. As the cold war. But the country's capital city, Asmara, has been dubbed " Africa's Miami ," due to its rich array of Art Deco buildings. As Tom Gardner reports for Quartz, Asmara was recently named a. Asmara ( / æsˈmɑːrə / əs-MAHR-ə ), or Asmera, 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 highest capital in Africa.
Aerial view to Asmara, capital of Eritrea Stock Photo Alamy
The capital, Asmara, is sometimes called "Africa's Miami" because of its many Art Deco buildings. The city flourished when Eritrea was an Italian colony, from 1889 until World War II, and it. The capital of . Eritrea is Asmara, which was founded 980 BC. Asmara has been the capital since 1993.Asmara is the largest city in Eritrea and functions as: Houses the Governor's Palace and President's . Asmara. is located at 15.3229° N, 38.9251° E, at an elevation of 7649' ft.
The national capital of Asmara is located in the Ma'akel (Central) Region. Where is Eritrea? Eritrea is an Eastern African country located in the Northern and Eastern Hemispheres of the Earth. Three countries border Eritrea. These are Ethiopia, Sudan, and Djibouti to the south, west, and southeast respectively. Eritrea has an extensive. Asmara, Eritrea (ca. 1000- ) Asmara (Asmera) is the largest city and capital of the modern state of Eritrea. It was also the capital of Eritrea when it was a colony under Italian rule. Asmara is located in the highlands of Eritrea on the edge of the Great Rift Valley. With an elevation of 7,628 feet it is one of the highest cities in Africa .
Asmara une ville moderniste de l'Afrique UNESCO World Heritage Floornature
Wide, palm-lined boulevards, art deco, more Fiat Cinquecentos than Italy itself and a great coffee scene: Asmara, the capital of Eritrea, might be the most charming city in Sub-Saharan Africa, a must-visit and particularly great city to explore Dusty, noisy, chaotic, a lot of traffic and not much to do. S itting on the edge of a roundabout in Asmara, the capital city of Eritrea and the centre of Italy's former African empire, the Fiat Tagliero service station is a glorious sight: art deco.
