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Asmara (/ æ s ˈ m ɑː r ə / 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.
- Asmara International Airport
Asmara International Airport (IATA: ASM, ICAO: HHAS) is the...
- Timeline of Asmara
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of...
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Eritrea (/ ˌ ɛr ɪ ˈ t r iː ə / ⓘ ERR-ih-TREE-ə or /-ˈ t r...
- Eritrean Railway
The Eritrean Railway is the only railway system in...
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Asmara — developed similarly to a European city — is today,...
- Asmara International Airport
Asmara — developed similarly to a European city — is today, an Eritrean city. Although the city's planners, architects, and engineers were largely European, members of the indigenous population were used as construction workers. People who live in Asmara still strongly identify with their city's legacy.
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Asmara, 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.
Asmara is the capital city of Eritrea. It is the largest settlement in the country. Asmara has a population of about 579,000 people. Textiles and clothing, meat, beer, shoes, and ceramics are the major industrial products of the city. History. Asmara grew from four villages founded in the twelfth century.
2 History. 3. 4. 5 Demographics. 6 Society and culture. 7 References. 8 Credits. Asmara is praised for its peaceful, crime -free environment, and for being one of the cleanest cities of Africa. Features include designated city zoning and planning, wide treed boulevards, political areas and districts, and space and scope for development.
Asmara: A Modernist African City is an Italian-planned colonial city based on early modernist and rationalist architecture. The urban ensemble was designed during several stages of development on an orthogonal grid plan with diagonal axes. The city was divided into quarters following the principles of racial segregation.
The population of Eritrea is about 3.6 million. About 0.5 million people live in Asmara. People from Eritrea are called Eritreans. Most of them speak Tigrinya or Tigre as their first language. The people usually use Tigrinya or Arabic for official business. Eritrea has nine ethnic groups.
