Located at over 2,000 m above sea level, the capital of Eritrea developed from the 1890s onwards as a military outpost for the Italian colonial power. After 1935, Asmara underwent a large scale ...

Asmara, at an altitude of 2325 meters above sea level, and its modernist architecture have received worldwide recognition, especially after it was included in the UNESCO world heritage list. Although ...

Asmara — Lonely Planet website placed Asmara city which is rich in classic Art deco among the 10 cities in the world are attracts-attractions. In the list, the German city of Berlin built in the ...

ON A dusty road leading travellers out of the southern outskirts of Asmara stands a small service station. Once owned by AGIP, an Italian petrol company, it was for decades the last place to fill up ...

Asmara is one of the oldest cities of Eritrea designed by the Italians. The foundations of the city are believed to have been built some 700 years ago. It became an experimental space for architects ...

WARSAW: The people of Eritrea have long said their capital Asmara is like no other city in Africa, and on Saturday the UN agreed, designating it a World Heritage site. The proclamation ends a ...

Rare protests broke out in Eritrea's capital, Asmara, with reports of shooting in the city on Tuesday. Security forces responded by firing shots to disperse protesters, unverified video footage widely ...

Security forces responded by firing shots to disperse protesters, unverified video footage widely circulated on social media shows. The protests were staged by students who were angered by government ...

"Located at over 2,000 m above sea level, the capital of Eritrea developed from the 1890s onwards as a military outpost for the Italian colonial power. It is an exceptional example of early modernist ...