Asmara in Eritrea

12 October 2016 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  12 minutes

St. Joseph's Cathedral © flickr.com - David Stanley/cc-by-2.0

St. Joseph’s Cathedral © flickr.com – David Stanley/cc-by-2.0

Asmara is the capital city and largest settlement in Eritrea. Home to a population of around 804,000 inhabitants, it sits at an elevation of 2,325 metres (7,628 ft). The city is located at the tip of an escarpment that is both the northwestern edge of the Eritrean highlands and the Great Rift Valley in neighbouring Ethiopia. Asmara is situated in Eritrea’s central Maekel Region. It is known for its well-preserved colonial Italian modernist architecture. The city is divided into thirteen districts or administrative areas: Acria, Abbashaul, Edaga Hamus, Arbaete Asmara, Mai Temenai, Paradizo, Sembel, Godaif, Maekel Ketema or Downtown, Tiravolo, Gejeret, Tsetserat and Gheza Banda.   read more…

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