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Massawa

Massawa or Mitsiwa (/məˈsɑːwə/ mə-SAH-wə) is a port city in the Northern Red Sea region of Eritrea, located on the Red Sea at the northern end of the Gulf of Zula beside the Dahlak Archipelago. It has been a historically important port for many centuries. Massawa has been ruled or occupied by a succession of polities during its history, including the…

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Area code
+291 4
Climate
BWh
Country
Eritrea
District
Massawa
Elevation
6 m (20 ft)
Region
Semienawi Keyih Bahri Region

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Massawa

Nodes98
Edges97
Triples199
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.020408
Components1

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Massawa

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related to Ottoman rule · 33
Massawa → Afar, Balaw, Both Bruce, British, British Consul, Christian, Due, Egyptian, Emperor, Emperor Tewodros II, Eritrea, Ethiopian, Foreign Office, Frederick Bruce, From, Habab, Habesh Eyalet, In, In June, Naib
related to Italian colonization · 28
Massawa → Adwa, Although, Asmara, Asmara-Massawa Cableway, At, Between, Bishia, Egyptians, Eritrean Railway, Ethiopian, European, February, French, Gami, Governor Ferdinando Martini, Grand Mosque, However, In, Italian, Italians
related to Ethiopian rule · 27
Massawa → American, Andargachew Messai, Asmara-Massawa Cableway, China, Christians, During, Eritrea, Eritrea’s, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Ethiopian-Eritrean Federation, Ethiopians, Export, Haile Selassie's, However, Imperial Ethiopian Army, Japanese, Massawa's, Muslim, Orthodox Church
related to history · 24
Massawa → AD, Adulis, Arab, Arabian Peninsula, Arabs, Badi, Basé, Beja, Christian, Dahlak, Dahlak Archipelago, Ethiopia, Local, Muslim-dominated Red Sea, Prefect, Richard Pankhurst, Sea, Seyuma Bahr, Sultanate, Taulud
related to Portuguese influence · 24
Massawa → Adalites, Albergaria, Arkiko, Battle, Castro, Diogo Lopes, El Tor, Ethiopia, However, In, It, João, King Manuel, Mar Roxo, Maçua, Ottomans, Portuguese, Portuguese Gonçalo Ferreira, Portuguese Navy, Red Sea
related to Main sights · 15
Massawa → Banca, Buildings, Imperial Palace, Independence, Italia, Later, Many, Mary's Cathedral, Ottoman, Sahaba, Sheikh Hanafi Mosque, St, The, The Eritrean War, Werner Munzinger
related to Eritrean independence · 12
Massawa → Despite, Donatella Lorch, During, Eritrea, Eritrean, Eritrean-Ethiopian, Ethiopia, Ethiopian War, Navy, The New York Times, United States, With Eritrea's
related to Further reading · 12
Massawa → Bloomington, Cosmopolitan Society, Cultural Change, Indiana University Press, ISBN, Jonathan, Lock-gray-alt-2, Lock-green, Lock-red-alt-2, Miran, Red Sea Citizens, Wikisource-logo
related to Transportation · 7
Massawa → Asmara, Dahlak Islands, Ferries, In, It, Massawa International Airport, Sheikh Saeed Island
related to Climate · 4
Massawa → BWh, Köppen, The, This

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port eritrea ethiopian city dahlak ottoman sea asmara war ethiopia however coast one italians eritrean also italian red buildings nearby

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
MassawaArea code+291 41.00infobox
MassawaClimateBWh1.00infobox
MassawaCountryEritrea1.00infobox
MassawaDistrictMassawa1.00infobox
MassawaElevation6 m (20 ft)1.00infobox
MassawaRegionSemienawi Keyih Bahri Region1.00infobox
MassawaTime zoneUTC+3 (EAT)1.00infobox
Massawa• AdministratorKidane Weldesilase1.00infobox
Massawa• Density111/km2 (288/sq mi)1.00infobox
Massawa• Total477 km2 (184 sq mi)1.00infobox
Massawa• Total53,0901.00infobox
Massawarelated to ClimateKöppen0.60section

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