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Explore Ala in Eritrea
Ala in the region of Eritrea (general) is a town in Eritrea - some 13 mi or ( 20 km ) South-East of Asmara , the country's capital city .
Current time in Ala is now 02:03 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Asmara " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Al Hudaydah, Jizan, Abha, Zigib, and Ts'elot. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Al Hudaydah . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Ala ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Eritrea 2009 EN/IT
A railway experience from Eritrea 2009 with English narration and Italian subtitles. (Switchable). 98 minutes from this nice country in Africa. ..
Eritrea - Dekemhare by World On Communications
This is a 3 minutes clip from the videoguide "On the Road to Senafe" available on sale at www.wocmultimedia.com - The full video runs 35 minutes and is in Italian with English subtitles. The video is ..
BEETLE IN ASMARA
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Interesting facts about this location
Dekemhare
Dekemhare is a town in Eritrea, lying south east of Asmara. Developed by the Italians as an industrial center, it became a large scale industrial and transportation city, known for its vineyards but was largely destroyed in the Eritrean War of Independence.
Located at 15.07 39.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Asmara International Airport
Asmara International Airport, formerly known as Yohannes IV International Airport is an airport in Asmara, the capital of Eritrea. In 2004, the airport served 136,526 passengers (+11.8% vs. '03). Asmara Airport has severe capacity restrictions, due to its small terminal, short runway and 1.5 mile altitude. This means that large jet aircraft cannot fly to the airport. Aircraft of this size would need to use Massawa International Airport, on the Eritrean coast.
Located at 15.29 38.91 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Governor's Palace, Asmara
The Governor's Palace is the city hall of Asmara, Eritrea. It was built during the colonial period in the city centre, in an Italian art-deco style.
Located at 15.34 38.94 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Cinema Impero
The Cinema Impero is an Art Deco-style Cinema built by the Italians in Asmara in 1937.
Located at 15.34 38.94 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Eritrean–Ethiopian War
The Eritrean–Ethiopian War took place from May 1998 to June 2000 between Ethiopia and Eritrea, forming one of the conflicts in the Horn of Africa. Eritrea one of the world's poorest countries, and Ethiopia one of the oldest—spent hundreds of millions of dollars on the war, and suffered tens of thousands of casualties as a direct consequence of the conflict, which resulted in minor border changes.
Located at 15.00 39.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
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