🇪🇷 Eritrea
Massawa
Massawa or Mitsiwa is a port city in the Northern Red Sea region of Eritrea, located on the Red Sea at the northern end of the Gulf of Zula beside the Dahlak Archipelago. It has been a historically important port for many centuries. Massawa has been ruled or occupied by a succession of polities during its history, including the Dahlak Sultanate, the Ottoman Empire, the Khedivate of Egypt and the Kingdom of Italy.
- Country
- 🇪🇷 Eritrea
- Elevation
- 0 m
- Population
- 23,100
- Time zone
- Africa/Asmara
- Coordinates
- 15.61, 39.48
How far Massawa is from other cities in Eritrea
- Asmara65 km✈ 50 min · 🚗 1 h 5 min
- Af’abet106 km✈ 53 min · 🚗 1 h 46 min
- Keren111 km✈ 53 min · 🚗 1 h 51 min
- Himora341 km✈ 1 h 10 min · 🚗 5 h 41 min
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