Explore Asmara in Eritrea
Asmara in Zoba Ma'akel with its 563,930 citizens is located in Eritrea and is the capital of this country.
Local time in Asmara is 07:30 PM (Tuesday). The local timezone is "Africa / Asmara" with an UTC/GMT offset of 3 hours.
Massawa, Himbirti, Hirgigo, Ginda`, Dbarwa, Dek'emhare, Adi Nifas, Adi Keyh, Adi-Gureto and Adi Awi'ala are places relativly close and might be worth to explore when in that area.
According to our database, there are 2 airports in the area. The closest airport is Asmara International Airport with a distance of 3.6 mi (or 5.7 km) north-east of the centre of Asmara. Have a look at our dedicated photo-selection to get a glimpse of what this locations is like. Need some inspiration for finding sightseeing destinations and want to learn more this place? Check the related Asmara attractions page. The same applies for local and videos.
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Sightseeing & Attractions
Asmara: "Asmara" (English) (Ge'ez: አሥመራ "Asmera", formerly known as "Asmera", or in Asmaraa) is the capital city and largest settlement in Eritrea, home to a population of around 579,000 people. At an elevation of over 2,000 meters (7000 ft), Asmara is on the edge of an escarpment that is both the northwestern edge of the Great Rift Valley and of the Eritrean highlands ...
Roman Catholic Cathedral of Asmara: The Roman Catholic Cathedral of Asmara, Eritrea is a large Lombard-Romanesque style cathedral in the centre of the city that was built when Eritrea was an Italian colony. The building took six years to construct and was consecrated in 1922. Its tall gothic tower is loosely based on the one of Big Ben, the clock tower of the Palace of Westminster, London ...
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Asmara is known by different spellings and names throughout the world. These are the ones we know of.
Asmera, Aszmara, Асмара
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