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Asmara

Capital city of Eritrea

Also known as Asmera

Country: Eritrea(since 1993)
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1.Stated in archINFORMRetrieved 2018-08-06
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, Ethiopia(until 1993)
Located in: Maekel Region(since 1996)
, Eritrea(1993–1996)
, Eritrea Province(1962–1993)
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Population: 963,000(2020)
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1.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/er.html
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Area: 12,158.1 km²
Elevation: 2,325 m
Founded: 1897

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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. 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. 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.

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Capital of: Eritrea
Italian Eritrea
Demonym: Asmaréen applies to part: masculine singular
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1.cnig.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/CNT-PVM_r%C3%A9vis%C3%A9_2020-01-27-1.pdf
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Asmaréenne applies to part: feminine singular
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1.cnig.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/CNT-PVM_r%C3%A9vis%C3%A9_2020-01-27-1.pdf
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Asmerano
Ασμαρινός
asmarini applies to part: masculine plural
Vehicle registration plate code: ER
Native label: ኣስመራ
Different from: Asmara
Asmara: A Modernist African City
Official name: ኣስመራ
Official language: Arabic
English
Tigrinya
Local dialing code: 1

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