Southern Red Sea, Eritrea · Africa
Assab sits on the route: 55 minutes from Mocha.
Assab is a town located in Southern Red Sea, Eritrea. With a population of 21,300, it is an important destination in Africa.
On a road trip, Assab sits in Eritrea. It's in the Africa/Asmara time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Assab to your route.
Assab or Aseb (Tigrinya: ዓሰብ, Arabic: عصب) is a port city in the Southern Red Sea Region of Eritrea situated on the west coast of the Red Sea.
Languages spoken in Assab are predominantly Afar, Tigrinya, and Arabic. It was founded as a port in 1882 by the Rubattino Company; when the Italian government took control ofRead more
the port in 1882, it laid the foundations for the formation of the colony of Italian Eritrea, which became the independent country of Eritrea following its independence from Ethiopia in the 1990s.
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Assab is located in Southern Red Sea, Eritrea, Africa. The coordinates are 13.0092 latitude, 42.7394 longitude.
Assab has a population of approximately 21,300 people, making it a town in Eritrea.
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