Assab
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Assab or Aseb is a port city in the Southern Red Sea Region of Eritrea situated on the west coast of the Red Sea. Languages spoken in Assab are predominantly Afar, Tigrinya, and Arabic. It was founded
Church of St. Michael, Assab
Natives fishing in the vicinity of Assab, Eritrea, engraving from a sketch by G.B Licata, March 15, 1885.
Massawa
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Massawa or Mitsiwa is a port city in the Northern Red Sea region of Eritrea, located on the Red Sea at the northern end of the Gulf of Zula beside the Dahlak Archipelago. It has been a historically im
Assab
…will have made it in truth a colony; it is pleasing in fact because it is a young thing, and touching as an Italian thing." Following the occupation of Massawa in 1885, the settlement declined. The occupation of the more northernly town provided the Italians with a much larger port that gave them easier access…
Massawa harbour
Taulud Island Causeway
Massawa, Eritrea City Administration Building
St Mariam Orthodox Cathedral