Erythrea

Erythrea was formerly a colony belonging to Italy, extending from Cape Kasar 670 miles along the western shore of the Red Sea to a point in the Strait of Bab-el-Mandeb; Massowah the capital.

Erythrea is now Eritrea, a country, which was part of the Ethiopian kingdom of Aksum. It became an Italian colony in 1890, captured by the British during World War II, became a federated part in 1952 and then a province in 1962 of Ethiopia, from which it gained its independence in 1993.

Asmara is now the capital and largest city of the country.

Nearby pages
Erythrean Sea, Eryx, Erzerum, Erzgebirge, Esaias Tegner