Asmara City, Eritrea
Asmara is the capital of Eritrea with a population of ± 579,000 inhabitants. The majority of the industries are textiles and clothing, process meat, beer, shoes and ceramics. In the past, Asmara consisted of four small villages that stood at the beginning of the 12th century as a trading center and later became the regional administrative center of Ethiopia, Ras Alula.
Then this area was colonized by Italy in 1889 and became the capital of Eritrea in 1897. In the late 1930s, Italy changed the structure of this city with different city structures and new buildings; Asmara was later named 'Piccola Roma' (Miniature Rome). Even now most of the major buildings are Italian heritage buildings and many shops that still use the name of Italy.
During the war of Eritrean independence from Ethiopia, the airport in Asmara became the site of major conflict. The airport is also used by Ethiopia to receive armaments from foreign supporters. Asmara became the last city liberated by the Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF), began to be occupied in 1990 and handed over without resistance from Ethiopian troops on May 24, 1991.
Eritrea is a former Italian colony with a unique architecture and was largely built in the era of dictator Benito Mussolini in 1936-1941.In Asmara, many buildings with unique architecture such as bowling arena with interiors full of colorful glass windows, or refueling buildings that resemble aircraft fly.
Cinema Impero
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The theater and cinema buildings in Asmara are marble with Roman pillars, but the restoration of the ancient building is hampered by the problems of domestic funds and experts. The historical city of Asmara stands some 700 years ago. At that time there were four clans living there. When the area was raided by bandits, women encouraged men to unite against the attack.
After winning, the place was given a new name, Arbaete Asmara, which literally means 'four united parties'. Over time, the word Arbaete is removed so as to stay Asmara, which has nothing to do with love. According to the data, 50 percent of the people there are Catholics, 48 percent Muslim, while the rest are local believers.