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Asmara

Eastern Africa

Asmara is the capital and most populous city of Eritrea, at an elevation of 2,325 metres, making it the sixth-highest capital in the world by altitude and the second-highest in Africa. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
1,073,000 1
Area (sq km)
45 1
Founding Year
1890 1
Population Estimate Year
2023 1
Elevation (m)
2325 1
Latitude
15.33583 degrees north 1
Longitude
38.94111 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Mountain 2
Climate Zone
Dry 3
Time Zone
UTC+03:00 2
Connections

Associated With

Eritrea, Countries
Source Asmara (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Eritrea, Countries

Asmara is the capital of Eritrea.

Source Asmara (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Site Of

Eritrean Airlines

Also in Business Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Eritrean Airlinestier 2
Sources
1. Asmara (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Asmara is the capital and most populous city of Eritrea
  • Infobox: population_total
    1,073,000
  • Infobox: population_as_of
    2023
  • Infobox, Area
    45 km2 (17 sq mi)
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    15.33583°N 38.94111°E
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    15.33583°N 38.94111°E
  • Infobox: established_date2
    1890
  • Lead section
    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.
  • Associated With: Eritrea, Infobox, Country
    Eritrea
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. GeoNames: Asmara - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 343300
    15.33805 38.93184 P PPLC ER 05 206 563930 2334 Africa/Asmara
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 2334 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 15.25, 38.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 15.25, 38.75
15.25 38.75 BSh
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Wikidata: Asmara
Wikidata Q3642, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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