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Asmara

The Eritrean capital of Asmara is a vibrant mix of Italian and African architecture and culture. It is by far the biggest and most important city of Eritrea and not just the administration center of the country but also the cultural center and the place where every tourist will arrive to the country. Wikivoyage

Population 963,000 (Wikidata)

Live guide From your hotel

Before you go

Emergency numbers in Eritrea

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Eritrea
Tourist office · 680 m Ministery of Tourism – Tourism Office

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Markets

  • Covered Market for fruits

    السوق المغطاة للفواكه

    No hours mapped

    950 m from the centre

  • Covered Market - furniture

    السوق المغطاة للأثاث

    No hours mapped

    1.1 km from the centre

  • Covered Market - fruits, vegetables, bags

    سوق مغطى للفواكه والخضروات والحقائب

    No hours mapped

    1.2 km from the centre

  • Medeber Market

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    No hours mapped

    1.8 km from the centre

  • Medeber secondhand market

    Medeber secondhand market سوق المستعملة مدبر

    Covered hall

    No hours mapped

    1.8 km from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

Eating nearby

All 11 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

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