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    History of Asmara

    Capital of Eritrea

    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. During the 20th century it was a staging ground for Italian initiatives in East Africa, collateral of Britain's colonial politics, and the subject of the expansion of Ethiopia until 1993, when the sovereign state of Eritrea was established. Despite the passage of over seventy years, the city has remained mostly unchanged in structural design, likely influenced by its position as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. 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. Wikipedia

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  2. en.wikipedia.org

    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.
  3. en.wikipedia.org

    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 highest capital in Africa. The city is located at the tip of an escarpment that is ...
  4. britannica.com

    Dec 27, 2024Asmara, city, capital of Eritrea. It is located on the northern tip of the Ethiopian Plateau at an elevation of 7,628 feet (2,325 metres). Asmara lies on the Eritrean Railway and is a major road junction; its international airport, built in 1962, is 2.5 miles (4 km) southeast, and its port on the Red Sea, Massawa, is 40 miles (65 km) northeast.
    Author:The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
  5. History of Asmara . Although it would be easy to think of Asmara, the Eritrean capital, solely as an Italian built colonial city, its origins actually reach back some 700 years. Originally, it is said, there were four clans living in the Asmara area on the Kebessa Plateau: the Gheza Gurtom, the Gheza Shelele, the Gheza Serenser and Gheza Asmae. ...
  6. So in few words Asmara indeed became more modern but it was a city that had a long history before it fall to European colonialism. Asmara already has what other cities are trying to recreate. It is probably the only open-minded capital- vibrant and multi-cultural, harmonious and hospitable, a place of greetings and generosity- in the world.
  7. newworldencyclopedia.org

    Asmara, the capital of Eritrea, was born out of a union of four villages during the twelfth century.During the Scramble for Africa in the late 19th century, Italy began vying for a possession along the strategic Red Sea coast. After encountering stiff resistance in the Eritrean highlands, Italy occupied Asmara in 1889. Italian dictator Benito Mussolini's Fascist troops used Asmara as the base ...
  8. blackpast.org

    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. … Read MoreAsmara, Eritrea (ca. 1000- )
  9. The city of Asmara had a population of 98,000, of which 53,000 were Italian according to the Italian census of 1939. This fact made Asmara the main "Italian town" of the Italian empire in Africa. In all of Eritrea the population of Italians was only 75,000 in total in that year, making Asmara by far their largest centre.
  10. afrorama.org

    Jul 6, 2023Asmara is the capital city of Eritrea. It is also its most populous city and located at an elevation of 2,300 meters. The city was established through the unification of four villages in the 12th century and became the administrative center for the Italian colonial mission by 1890. Today, its unique modernist urban architecture is protected as World Heritage Site and reflects its historical ...

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