Asmara: A Modernist African City
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iv).
Region
Africa
Eritrea
Inscribed
2017
Area
481 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Asmara: A Modernist African City is in Asmara. The nearest other World Heritage site is Aksum, about 140 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Asmara · about 621,000 peopleat the site
- Mendefera · about 257,000 peopleabout 50 km south
- Massawa · about 143,000 peopleabout 65 km north-east
- Keren · about 150,000 peopleabout 65 km north-west
- Agordat · about 29,000 peopleabout 110 km west
- Adigrat · about 104,000 peopleabout 130 km south-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
EthiopiaCultural137 km away
EthiopiaNatural257 km away
EthiopiaCultural342 km away
EthiopiaCultural368 km away
YemenCultural488 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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