Massawa
in Northern Red Sea Region, Eritrea
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Massawa International Airport (8 mi) - Asmara International Airport (43 mi)
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Axum Airport (111 mi) - Shire Inda Selassie Airport (133 mi)
- Mekele Airport (148 mi)
- Aksum (Unesco heritage, 114 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 15.608 and 39.475 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 15° 36' 29" and E 39° 28' 28"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Nakfa - ERN
- Spoken languages:
- Afar, Arabic, Tigrinya
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 03:26 PM (Sunday)
- Timezone: Africa/Asmara
- UTC/GMT offset: 3 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:25 am and 5:48 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -15.830 and -140.896 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Teana - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,2 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Eritrea.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Eritrea. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Delve into Massawa
Massawa in Northern Red Sea Region with it's 23,100 habitants is located in Eritrea about 41 mi (or 65 km) north-east of Asmara, the country's capital town.
Current time in Massawa is now 03:26 PM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Africa / Asmara with an UTC offset of 3 hours. We know of 5 airports close to Massawa. The closest airport in Eritrea is Massawa International Airport in a distance of 8 mi (or 13 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. The closest heritage site is Aksum in Ethiopia at a distance of 114 mi (or 183 km).
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Asmara, Mendefera, Keren, Mai-Mne and Barentu. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 33°C / 91 °F
| Morning Temperature | 28°C / 82 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 31°C / 87 °F |
| Night Temperature | 30°C / 85 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 35% |
| Air Pressure | 1010 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from West |
| Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 42% of sky |
| General Conditions | Scattered clouds |
Monday, 18th of November 2024
32°C (90 °F)
30°C (86 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Tuesday, 19th of November 2024
31°C (89 °F)
30°C (85 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, few clouds.
Wednesday, 20th of November 2024
31°C (88 °F)
29°C (85 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, few clouds.
Videos from this area
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New Asmara Massawa Road
Filfil selemuna-shebah road.
Massaua 2003
12 mesi d'incanto.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
1921 Massawa earthquake
The 1921 Massawa Earthquake was a seismic movement that took place off the coast of Massawa, Eritrea on 1921-08-14. The first aftershock after the initial earthquake was of similar magnitude. Significant damage was caused to the harbour at Massawa with a number of deaths reported. After shocks were felt as far away as Asmara and Dekemhare
Massawa District
Massawa Subregion is a subregion in the Northern Red Sea Region of Eritrea. Its capital lies at Massawa.
These districts belong to Massawa.
Popular in vicinityThese are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Massawa.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Massawah, Masawa, Massau, Massowa, Mitsewa, Massaua, Massowah, Mesewa, Massawa, Mitsiwa’e, ምጽዋ, مصوع, Μασάουα, Massaoua, מאסאווה, MSW, マッサワ, მასაუა, 마사와, Masava, मासावा, Maçuá, Массауа, Mits’iwa, ምጽዋዕ, Massava, Массава, מאסאווע, 马萨瓦
