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Asmara, the capital of Eritrea, is like no city you've visited before. Here are the top things to do and see while traveling Asmara.
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Massawa, also known as Mitsiwa or Massaoua is a port city on the Red Sea coast of Eritrea, important for many centuries, it has been colonised by Egypt, the turkish Ottoman Empire, Italy, England and was finally part of Ethiopia until the independence of Eritrea in 1991 after a long war, the old town is still full of old houses, but many are in ruins, as heavy fights took place between eritrean and ethiopian armies; Massawa is the place to reach the Dalhak archipelago © Eric Lafforgue www.ericlafforgue.com
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A traditional home in Wekerti between Asmara and Dekemhare, Eritrea.
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Asmara is the capital of Eritrea, and became an Art Deco laboratory during the 1930s, rationalism, Novecento, neo-Classicism, neo-Baroque and monumentalism are among the varied avant-garde styles that still can be seen there, the result today is hundreds of aging, sherbet-colored buildings that are still standing in the former italian quarter © Eric Lafforgue www.ericlafforgue.com
Kulafa Al Rashidin mosque was built in 1906; Islam is well established in Eritrea, accounting for approximately 50% of the religious population, all Eritrean Muslims practice Sunni Islam, the eastern and western lowlands, near Sudan border are predominantly Muslim while the highlands are predominantly Christian © Eric Lafforgue www.ericlafforgue.com
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Asmara the charming capital of Eritrea, will surprise and impress you and you will think that your in a small town in Italy
Our trip to Eritrea gets to a bad start, but it was hard not to get charmed by the city's architecture and friendly people.
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Beyond the seemingly impenetrable walls of Eritrea are a country of warm people and stunning sights. Here are the things to do in Eritea!
During the 1980’s I had the opportunity to visit Eritrea with the Eritrean People’s Liberation Front. It was a real honour, first representing the Labour Party and then the BBC. During …
Refreshments are served al fresco at this park in Dekemhare, Eritrea.
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Asmara, the capital of Eritrea, is like no city you've visited before. Here are the top things to do and see while traveling Asmara.
