Asmara

"Asmara ( árabe, tigriña Asmera) es la capital y la ciudad más importante de Eritrea. Cuenta con cerca de 578.000 habitantes (1.062.676 en su área metropolitana en 2006). Está localizada en la sección norte del Altiplano Eritreo. Concentra una buena parte de la industria de textiles, carne procesada, cerveza, calzado y cerámica del país."

"Asmara (Tigrinya: ?, Asmera), known locally as Asmera (meaning "They [feminine plural] made them unite" in Tigrinya), is the capital city and largest settlement in Eritrea. Home to a population of around 804,000 inhabitants, it sits at an elevation of 2,325 metres (7,628 ft). The city is located at the tip of an escarpment that is both the northwestern edge of the Eritrean highlands and the Great Rift Valley in neighbouring Ethiopia. Asmara is situated in Eritrea's central Maekel Region. It is known for its well-preserved colonial Italian modernist architecture. The city is divided into thirteen districts or administrative areas: Acria, Abbashaul, Edaga Hamus, Arbaete Asmara, Mai Temenai, Paradizo, Sembel, Godaif, Maekel Ketema or Downtown, Tiravolo, Gejeret, Tsetserat and Gheza Banda."