massawa, subregion, subregion, northern, region, zoba, semienawi, keyih, bahri, eritrea, capital, lies, massawa, massawasubregioncountry, eritrearegionnorthern, seacapitalmassawatime, zoneutc, history, editthe, district, been, strategical, importance, centurie. Massawa Subregion is a subregion in the Northern Red Sea region Zoba Semienawi Keyih Bahri of Eritrea Its capital lies at Massawa MassawaSubregionCountry EritreaRegionNorthern Red SeaCapitalMassawaTime zoneUTC 3 GMT 3 History editThe district has been one of strategical importance for centuries The area and the port of Massawa were ruled by a succession of polities including the Axumite Empire Umayyad Caliphate Beja Kingdom Ottoman Empire Egypt Britain Italy and Ethiopia until Eritrea s independence in 1991 Massawa became the capital of Italian Eritrea until this was moved to Asmara in 1900 References editAwate com Martyr Statistics 15 36 33 N 39 26 43 E 15 60917 N 39 44528 E 15 60917 39 44528 nbsp This Eritrea location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Massawa Subregion amp oldid 834026071, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
