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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 23. Chapters: Asmara, Zula, Massawa, Barentu, Eritrea, Agordat, Senafe, Tsorona-Zalambessa, Debarwa, Keren, Eritrea, Teseney, List of cities in Eritrea, Assab, Dekemhare, Adi Tekelezan, Arkiko, Edd, Eritrea, Tauda, Antalla, Bitama, Foro, Mogolo, Adendema, Mendefera, Attai, Halib Mentel, Markaughe, Tiyo, Elit, Arcugi, Nakfa, Eritrea, Adi Quala, Anrata, Giamal Biscia, Mescul, Chibabo, Eritrea, Ghinda, Adi Keyh, Ad Casub, Adi Ali Bakit, Anseba, Abaredda, Abacheri, Baresa, Eritrea, Haykota, Aligider, Hambok, Filfil, Algheden, Forto, Afabet, Shambuko, Kerkebet, Nefasit, Hagaz, Elabored, Beilul, Gogne, Segeneiti, Algheden, Dghe, Halhal, Eritrea, Gahtelai, Keru, Serejeqa, She'eb, Dairo Paulos, Shebah, Ellit, Dogali, Carobel, Areza, Ameli, Eritrea, Bishia, Aula, Eritrea, Ghala Nefhi, Guluj, Berikh, Ghelalo, Akurdet City, Kudo Be'ur, Molki, Serejaka, Sela, Eritrea. Excerpt: Asmara (English) (Tigrigna: Asmera, formerly known as Asmera, or in Arabic: Asmara, meaning "Made them United" in Tigrigna) is the capital city and largest settlement in Eritrea, home to a population of around 579,000 people. At an elevation of 2,325 metres (7,628 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. Asmara Roman Catholic Cathedral (St Joseph's Cathedral)Although it would be easy to think of Asmara, the Eritrean capital, solely as an Italian built colonial city, its origins actually reach back some 700 years. The Tigringa and Tigre people live around there. Originally, it is said, there were four clans living in the Asmara area on the Kebessa Plateau: the Gheza Gurtom, the Gheza Shelele, the Gheza Serenser and Gheza Asmae. These towns fought each other until the women of each clan decided that to preserve peace the four clans must unite. The men accepted, hence the n...
