Assab
Port city in Southern Red Sea Region, Eritrea / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Asab.
Assab or Aseb (Tigrinya: ዓሰብ, Arabic: عصب) is a port city in the Southern Red Sea Region of Eritrea. It is situated on the west coast of the Red Sea. Languages spoken in Assab are predominantly Afar, Amarigna Tigrinya, and Arabic.[1] After the Italian government took control of the port in 1882, it laid the foundations for the formation of the colony of Italian Eritrea, which became the independent country of Eritrea following its independence from Ethiopia in the 1990s.[2]
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Assab
عصب ዓሰብ | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 13°00′28″N 42°44′28″E | |
Country | Eritrea |
Region | Southern Red Sea |
District | Southern Denkalya |
Elevation | 16 m (52 ft) |
Population (2005) | |
• Total | 20,222 |
Climate | BWh |
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