Massawa

Is a seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLC takes precedence over PPLA) in the country of Eritrea.

Its center lies at a latitude of 15.60972 and longitude of 39.45and it has an elevation of 9 meters above sea level.

Massawa also goes by the names, Masava, Masawa, Massaoua, Massau, Massaua, Massawa, Massawah, Massowa, Massowah, Mesewa, Mits'iwa, Mitsewa, Mits’iwa, massawa, מסוע, ምጽዋ, マッサワ

The prodominant languages spoken are aa-ER (Afar) byn (Blin) en-ER (English) gez-ER (Geez) ti-ER (Tigrinya) tig (Tigre) and its currency is the Nakfa (ERN),

Massawa currently has a population of 23100 (estimate).

Sunrise commences: 05:54 and sunset is at 18:43, not taking into account daylight saving time (DST).

Seat of a first-order administrative division : seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLC takes precedence over PPLA)

am Roten Meer bei Massawa, Gurgusum Beach

image by AnJo Schuch

Communication center : a facility, including buildings, antennae, towers and electronic equipment for receiving and transmitting information

• Ye’Ītyop’iya Niguse Negest Mengist YePosta YeTēlēfon na YeTēlēgram Mesrīya Bēt (0.77 km to travel)

First army tank which liberate Massawa in 1990

image by Christian VIGNA

Community center : a facility for community recreation and other activities

• Ye’Ītyop’iya Niguse Negest Mengist Hizbawī Nuro ‘Idget Mīnīstēr (1.08 km to travel)

Salt evaporation beds -197202LJW

image by Larry Workman QIN

Monument : a commemorative structure or statue

• YeFerensay Wetader Metasebīya Hawilt (1.95 km to travel)

Italienisches Kriegerdenkmal bei Dogali

image by AnJo Schuch

Hill : a rounded elevation of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m

• Umberto (3.73 km to travel)
• Uadi (5.73 km to travel)
• Heret (12.6 km to travel)
• Fedic (7.18 km to travel)
• Darmeli (19.11 km to travel)

Beechcraft 1900D ALS plane

image by Christian VIGNA

Intermittent stream :

• Uissa (3.17 km to travel)
• Tukubat Shet’ (8.12 km to travel)
• Me’āde Shet’ (2.69 km to travel)
• Marfīn Shet’ (15.35 km to travel)
• Hamassat (0.77 km to travel)

"Pearl of the Red Sea" - 197202LJW

image by Larry Workman QIN

Church : a building for public Christian worship

• T’walet Maryam Katēdral (2.09 km to travel)
• T’walet Maryam Bēte Kristīyan (2.09 km to travel)
• Girar Mīka’ēl Bēte Kristīyan (0.77 km to travel)

Eritrea-Massawa-after war

image by eliana P.

School : building(s) where instruction in one or more branches of knowledge takes place

• T’walet K’idist Maryam Timhirt Bēt (2.09 km to travel)
• Shēh Āl Āmīn Āndenya Dereja Timhirt Bēt (2.09 km to travel)
• Bahir Hayl YeHits’anat Timhirt Bēt (0.77 km to travel)

Eritrea-Massawa-after war

image by eliana P.

Fuel depot : an area where fuel is stored

• Total YeNedaj Makemacha (3.09 km to travel)

Restaurant in Turkish Architecture - Massawa Inner Quarters

image by Rodolfo TANGAN

Mountain : an elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more

• Sialam (26.46 km to travel)
• Mahallet (17.64 km to travel)
• Ghedem (24.11 km to travel)

The steam train in Massawa for the Fenkel festival February 2010

image by Christian VIGNA

Mosque : a building for public Islamic worship

• Seyid Hashum Mesgīd (3.65 km to travel)

Bay : a coastal indentation between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

• Seno T’walet YeBahir Weshmet’ (1.95 km to travel)
• Seno Cherar YeBahir Weshmet’ (1.95 km to travel)
• Hirghīgo Bahir Selat’ē (21.95 km to travel)

Point : a tapering piece of land projecting into a body of water, less prominent than a cape

• Rora Ras Dogan YeMidir Lank’a (4.17 km to travel)
• Ras Mudur (3.65 km to travel)
• Ras Nauret (12.32 km to travel)
• Ras el Garara (5.59 km to travel)

Waterworks : a facility for supplying potable water through a water source and a system of pumps and filtration beds

• Mits’iwa YeWiha Mat’arīya (0.77 km to travel)

Police post : a building in which police are stationed

• Mits’iwa YePolīs Serawīt T’ek’ilay Memrīya (0.77 km to travel)

Administrative facility : a government building

• Mits’iwa Mazegaja Bēt (1.08 km to travel)

Factory : one or more buildings where goods are manufactured, processed or fabricated

• Mits’iwa Ch’ew Fabrīka (0.77 km to travel)

Palace : a large stately house, often a royal or presidential residence

• Mits’iwa Bēte Mengist (1.08 km to travel)

Railroad station : a facility comprising ticket office, platforms, etc. for loading and unloading train passengers and freight

• Mits’iwa Babur T’abīya (0.77 km to travel)
• Dogalī Babur T’abīya (14.32 km to travel)

Beach : a shore zone of coarse unconsolidated sediment that extends from the low-water line to the highest reach of storm waves

• Gurgusum Āshewama YeBahir T’eref (6.33 km to travel)

Peninsula : an elongate area of land projecting into a body of water and nearly surrounded by water

• Gherar (1.95 km to travel)
• Ābdel K’adir YeMidir Lank’a (2.85 km to travel)

Inlet : a narrow waterway extending into the land, or connecting a bay or lagoon with a larger body of water

• Dakīlīya YeBahir Weshmet’ (1.95 km to travel)

Cove(s) : a small coastal indentation, smaller than a bay

• Dachilia (4.43 km to travel)

Hotel : a building providing lodging and/or meals for the public

• Chaw Hotēl (0.77 km to travel)

Cape : a land area, more prominent than a point, projecting into the sea and marking a notable change in coastal direction

• Ras Harb (21.23 km to travel)
• Ras Amas (15.11 km to travel)

Estate(s) : a large commercialized agricultural landholding with associated buildings and other facilities

• Āmatere Tekil (1.95 km to travel)

Second-order administrative division : a subdivision of a first-order administrative division

• Semhar Āwraja (12.83 km to travel)