Massawa
Massaua
/ (məˈsɑːwə) /
a port in E central Eritrea, on the Red Sea: capital of Eritrea during Italian occupation, from 1885 until 1900. Pop: 36 700 (2004 est)
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Massawa, one of the hottest spots in the furnace of Africa is the capital of the Italian colony of Eritrea.
Influences of Geographic Environment | Ellen Churchill SempleMassawa is also telegraphically connected with the outside world by a cable to Perim via Assab.
It was not, however, at Massawa that Italy first obtained a foothold in eastern Africa.
A second and larger expedition, under Prince Hassan, the son of the khedive, was sent the following year from Massawa.
The matter ended by Gordon being made a prisoner and sent back to Massawa.
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