Asmara, Eritrea

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:city
gptkbp:airport gptkb:Asmara_International_Airport
gptkbp:areaCode +291 1
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Eritrea
gptkbp:climate semi-arid (BSh)
gptkbp:country gptkb:Eritrea
gptkbp:currency Eritrean nakfa
gptkbp:demonym Asmaraian
gptkbp:district ~45 km²
gptkbp:elevation 2,325 meters
gptkbp:founded 12th century
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:Asmara_City_Administration
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Asmara, Eritrea
gptkbp:latitude 15.3229° N
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Central_Region,_Eritrea
gptkbp:longitude 38.9251° E
gptkbp:mayor Fesehaye Haile (as of 2023)
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:City_of_Dreams
gptkb:New_Rome
gptkb:La_Piccola_Roma
gptkbp:notableEvent Italian colonization (late 19th–20th century)
UNESCO World Heritage designation (2017)
gptkbp:notableFor Art Deco buildings
Italian colonial architecture
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:University_of_Asmara
gptkb:Asmara_Brewery
gptkb:Asmara_College_of_Health_Sciences
gptkbp:notableLandmark gptkb:Enda_Mariam_Cathedral
gptkb:Al_Khulafa_Al_Rashiudin_Mosque
gptkb:Asmara_Theatre
gptkb:Fiat_Tagliero_Building
gptkbp:notablePerson Isaias Afwerki (born in Asmara)
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Arabic
English
Tigrinya
gptkbp:population ~963,000 (2023 est.)
gptkbp:postalCode 0000
gptkbp:region gptkb:Maekel_Region
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Islam
gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkb:Eritrean_Orthodox_Christianity
gptkbp:sisterCity gptkb:Milan,_Italy
gptkb:Seattle,_USA
gptkbp:timezone gptkb:East_Africa_Time_(EAT)
gptkbp:transportation gptkb:Asmara–Massawa_Railway
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite 2017
yes
gptkbp:vehicleRegistrationCode gptkb:ER
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Meb_Keflezighi
gptkb:Asmeret_Asefaw_Berhe
gptkb:Abune_Antonios
gptkb:Eritrean_Catholic_Church
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5