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Asmara
Maekel, Eritrea · Africa
About Asmara
Asmara sits on the route: 35 minutes from Dbarwa.
Asmara is in Maekel, Eritrea, with about 560,000 people. The nearest town is Dbarwa, about 29 km away.
Asmara ( 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. The city is located at the tip of an escarpmentRead more
that is both the northwestern edge of the Eritrean Highlands and the Great Rift Valley in neighbouring Ethiopia. In 2017, the city was declared as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its well-preserved Italian colonial modernist architecture. According to local traditions, the city was founded after four separate villages unified to live together peacefully after long periods of conflict. Asmara existed as a major settlement for over half a millennium and enjoyed some importance as it stood on the trade route to Massawa.
Asmara first rose to prominence during the 20th century, when it became capital of Italian Eritrea. Under Italian rule the city of Asmara experienced rapid urbanization and modernization, to the point that was called Piccola Roma (Little Rome).
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Asmara is in Maekel, Eritrea, about 29 km from Dbarwa.
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- Population
- 563,930
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Eritrea
- Region
- Maekel
- Timezone
- Africa/Asmara
- Coordinates
- 15.3381, 38.9318
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