Central address: Unnamed Road, Massawa, Eritrea
Elevation: 3.476
Time Zone: Africa/Asmara
Latitude: 15° 36' 28.35'' N
Longitude: 39° 27' 19.3824'' E
Massawa, also known as Mitsiwa, Miṣṣiwa, Batsiʿ, is a city on the Red Sea coast of Eritrea located at the northern end of the Gulf of Zula beside the Dahlak Archipelago. An important port for many centuries, it was ruled by a succession of polities, including the Axumite Empire, Medri Bahri Kingdom, the Umayyad Caliphate, various Beja sultanates, the Ottoman Empire, Egypt, Italy, Britain, and Ethiopia, until Eritrea's independence in 1991. Massawa was the capital of the Italian Colony of Eritrea until this was moved to Asmara in 1897.
The latitude of Massawa is 15.607875, and the longitude is 39.455384. Massawa is a city is located at Eritrea with the gps coordinates of 15° 36' 28.35'' N and 39° 27' 19.3824'' E. The elevation of Massawa is 3.476, the time zone is Africa/Asmara.
Latitude | 15.607875 | Longitude | 39.455384 |
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Elevation | 3.476 | DMS Lat | 15° 36' 28.35'' N |
DMS Lng | 39° 27' 19.3824'' E | GeoHASH | sfu0cc6d3nf8u |
UTM Zone | 37P | UTM Easting | 548816.151556505 |
UTM Northing | 1725613.12075405 | Time Zone | Africa/Asmara |
Country | Eritrea | Country Code | 291 |