Eritrea · Africa
Asmara: A Modernist African City
Located at over 2,000 m above sea level, the capital of Eritrea developed from the 1890s onwards as a military
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The Story
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.
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