1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
ASMARA, the capital of the Italian colony of Eritrea, ' Africa. It is built on the Hamasen plateau, near its eastern edge, at an elevation of 7800 ft., and is some 40 m. W.S.W. in a direct line of the seaport of Massawa. Pop. (1004) about oooo, including the garrison of 300 Italian soldiers, and some 1000 native troop*. The European civil population numbers over 500; the rest of the inhabitants are chiefly Abyssinians. There is a small Mahommedan colony. The town is strongly fortified. The European quarter contains…
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