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Bookmark or Share- Asmara: A Modernist African City - UNESCO World Heritage CentreLocated on a highland plateau at the centre of Eritrea, Asmara, a Modernist city of Africa is the capital of the country and is an exceptionally well-preserved example of a colonial planned city, which resulted from the subsequent phases of planning between 1893 and 1941, under the Italian colonial occupation.
- Visiting Asmara, Africa's most charming city - Against the CompassWide, palm-lined boulevards, art deco, more Fiat Cinquecentos than Italy itself and a great coffee scene: Asmara, the capital of Eritrea, might be the most charming city in Sub-Saharan Africa, a must-visit and particularly great city to explore. Dusty, noisy, chaotic, a lot of traffic and not much to do.
- Asmara: A Modernist African City (Eritrea) - UNESCO World Heritage CentreAsmara: A Modernist African City (Eritrea) "Located at over 2,000 m above sea level, the capital of Eritrea developed from the 1890s onwards as a military outpost for the Italian colonial power. It is an exceptional example of early modernist urbanism at the beginning of the 20th century and its application in an African context."
- History of Asmara - WikipediaAsmara — developed similarly to a European city — is today, an Eritrean city. Although the city's planners, architects, and engineers were largely European, members of the indigenous population were used as construction workers. People who live in Asmara still strongly identify with their city's legacy.
- Asmara - WikitravelThe Eritrean capital of Asmara is a vibrant mix of African culture and Italian architecture.
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