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Assab – Main port of Eritrea

Located at 13 01’N 042o 45’E, 1185 kms from the Eritrean capital, Asmara and 860 kms from the Ethiopian capital, Addis Abeba. the town has become an important port since it was purchased by the Rubattino Shipping Company for 8,100 Maria Teresa dollars from the local sultans on behalf of the Italian government in 1869. […]

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About Eritrea

Eritrea, with its 1200 Km of shore line, is strategically located at the southern end of the Red Sea. Massawa, the “Pearl of the Red Sea”, and Assab are its main ports of regional and international significance. Its neighboring countries are Ethiopia, Sudan and Djibouti . Massawa located at 15 37’N, 039o 29’E and 115 […]

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