Country Eritrea Time zone GMT +3 (UTC+3) Capital Massawa | Region Northern Red Sea Local time Tuesday 10:44 PM | |
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Weather 27°C, Wind N at 6 km/h, 80% Humidity | ||
Massawa Subregion is a subregion in the Northern Red Sea region (Zoba Semienawi Keyih Bahri) of Eritrea. Its capital lies at Massawa.
History
The district has been one of strategical importance for centuries. The area and the port of Massawa were ruled by a succession of polities, including the Axumite Empire, Umayyad Caliphate, Beja Kingdom, Ottoman Empire, Egypt, Britain, Italy and Ethiopia, until Eritrea's independence in 1991. Massawa became the capital of Italian Eritrea, until this was moved to Asmara in 1900.
References
Massawa Subregion Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA