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Asmara Asmara ( ), or Asmera (), is the capital and most populous city of Eritrea, in the country's Central Region (Eritrea), Central Region. It sits at an elevation of , making it the List of capital cities by altitude, sixth highest capital in the wo ...

Eritrea Eritrea, officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa, with its capital and largest city being Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia in the Eritrea–Ethiopia border, south, Sudan in the west, and Dj ...

. Asmara was under Italian colonial rule from 1889 until 1941.

Prior to 20th century

* circa 1515 CE - Four villages merge to become "Asmera" (traditional date). * 16th century - Asmara sacked by Muslim forces. * 1889 - 3 August: Asmara occupied by Italian forces under command of Baldissera. * 1895 - Governor's Palace built. * 1900 - Capital of colonial

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moved to Asmara from

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20th century

* 1905 - Congresso Coloniale Italiano held in Asmara. * 1906 - Asmara Synagogue built. * 1911 - Ferrovia Massaua-Asmara begins operating; opens. * 1920 ** Teatro Asmara (theatre) opens. ** Population: 14,711. * 1922 -

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begins operating. * 1923 - Church of Our Lady of the Rosary built. * 1930s - New Governor's Palace built (now

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). * 1935 - Population: 16,000 (12,000 Africans + 4,000 Italians). * 1936 - Apartheid begins; city racially divided into nazionali (white) and indigeni (black) areas. * 1937 ** Asmara-Massawa Cableway begins operating. ** Albergo CIAAO (hotel) built for the Compagnia Immobiliare Alberghi Africa Orientale. ** Cinema Excelsior and Cinema Teatro Augustus open. * 1938 ** Great Mosque of Asmara, Cicero Stadium, and Fiat Tagliero Building constructed. ** Cinema Impero opens. * 1939 ** Asmara Brewery in business. ** Population: 84,000 (36,000 Africans + 48,000 Italians). * 1941 ** March. British occupy city. ** Asmara Brewery FC (football club) formed. * 1945 - Red Sea FC (football club) formed. * 1951 - British occupation ends. * 1952 - City becomes part of Ethiopia per United Nations decision. * 1953 - United States military signals intelligence Kagnew Station in operation. * 1957 - (school) active. * 1958 ** Catholic College of the Santa Famiglia founded. ** Denden Stadium opens. * 1959 - Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Asmara active. * 1962 - Population: 120,000. * 1964 - Population: 131,800. * 1968 ** January: Part of

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football contest held in Asmara. ** University of Asmara active. * 1969 - Kidane Mehret Cathedral built. * 1974 ** Coordinating Committee of the Armed Forces, Police, and Territorial Army (Derg) in power. ** 28 December:

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occurs during the

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. * 1975 ** February: Fighting,

occurs. ** July: Fighting occurs. * 1985 - Population: 284,748 (estimate). * 1990 ** Siege of city begins. ** Population: 358,100 (estimate). * 1991 ** 24 May: Eritrean People's Liberation Front take city; Derg rule ends. ** '

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begins publication. * 1993 ** 24 May: Asmara becomes capital of

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Eritrea. ** Eri-TV begins broadcasting. * 1998 - 5 June: Airport bombed by Ethiopian forces during the

Eritrean–Ethiopian War The Eritrean–Ethiopian War, also known as the Badme War, was a major armed conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea that took place from May 6, 1998 to June 18, 2000. After 1993 Eritrean independence referendum, Eritrea gained independence from E ...

21st century

* 2002 - Semere Russom becomes mayor of Asmara and

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of the Central Region. * 2013 - 21 January: 2013 Eritrean Army mutiny occurs at Eri-TV building. * 2017 - Italian city centre designated an UNESCO

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. * 2018 - Population: 501,203 (estimate). * 2020 - Rocket attacks.

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