Location: Massawa
Northern Red Sea Region, Eritrea
Country: Eritrea
Region: Northern Red Sea
District: Massawa
Government• Administrator: Kidane Weldesilase
Area• Total: 477 km (184 sq mi)
Elevation: 6 m (20 ft)
Population (2012)• Total: 53,090
• Density: 110/km (290/sq mi)
Time zone: EAT (UTC+3)
Area code(s): +291 4
Climate: BWh
Top Things to do in Massawa
Top 10 Sights & Landmarks in Massawa, Northern Red Sea Region
July 27, 2021 Marissa Gamble
Massawa, also known as Mitsiwa, Miṣṣiwa, Batsiʿ, is a city on the Red Sea coast of Eritrea located at the northern end of the Gulf of Zula beside the Dahlak Archipelago. An important port for many centuries, it was ruled by a succession of polities, including the Axumite Empire, Medri Bahri Kingdom, the Umayyad Caliphate, various Beja sultanates, the Ottoman Empire, Egypt, Italy, Britain, and Ethiopia, until Eritrea's independence in 1991. Massawa was the capital of the Italian Colony of Eritrea until this was moved to Asmara in 1897.
1. Memorial Plaza for Victims of Massawa Battle
2. St. Mariam Cathedral
3. Former Imperial Palace
4. Covered Bazaar
5. Adulis
6. Former Banco d'Italia
7. Shaafi Mosque
8. Massawa Mosque
9. Old railway station
Tualud Island, Massawa Eritrea
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10. Coral-Block Houses
Massawa Eritrea
