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Explore Hinzi in Eritrea

Hinzi in the region of Eritrea (general) is a town in Eritrea - some 3 mi or ( 6 km ) East of Asmara , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Hinzi is now 11:43 AM (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, Wek Diba, and Tredishi. 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 Hinzi ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Rainy streelife on Asmara

0:20 min by Pilotpicture
Views: 59951 Rating: 4.43

On my Layover in Asmara, there was a huge rainshower, wehich shuted down almost every electricity, but cleaned teh streets pretty well. A very unique feeling in a really unique Town. ..

Eritrea 2009 EN/IT

9:41 min by railfilm
Views: 8564 Rating: 4.47

A railway experience from Eritrea 2009 with English narration and Italian subtitles. (Switchable). 98 minutes from this nice country in Africa. ..


Eritrea, Presidents Isaias Afwerki & Omar Al Bashir walk in Asmara ( Part1 )

9:18 min by TubeExpression
Views: 8536 Rating: 4.45

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Eritrea, 2012 Independence Carnival Parade in Asmara

33:59 min by TubeExpression
Views: 7141 Rating: 5.00

Hundreds of people flock to the streets of Asmara to celebrate the 21st year of Independence. WATCH MORE VIDEOS - LINK: www.youtube.com SUBSRIBE - LINK: www.youtube.com ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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.

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Located at 15.34 38.94 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Art Deco architecture, Buildings and structures in Asmara, Italian fascist architecture, Official residences in Eritrea, Palaces, Residential buildings completed in 1897

Cinema Impero

The Cinema Impero is an Art Deco-style Cinema built by the Italians in Asmara in 1937.

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Located at 15.34 38.94 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures completed in 1937, Buildings and structures in Asmara, Cinemas in Eritrea, Italian East Africa, Italian fascist architecture

St Joseph's Cathedral, Asmara

St Joseph's Cathedral in Asmara, Eritrea, is a large Romanesque style cathedral in the centre of the city that was built (in the romanico lombardo style) when Eritrea was an Italian colony. It is now the seat of the Eparchy of Asmara. The Catholic Church in Eritrea is a part of the Eritrean Catholic Church, an autonomous particular church in communion with the Pope of Rome. The building took six years to construct and was consecrated in 1922.

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Located at 15.34 38.94 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings, Buildings and structures in Asmara, Cathedrals in Eritrea, Eastern Catholic cathedrals, Eritrean Catholic Church, Italian fascist architecture, Religious buildings completed in 1922, Roman Catholic cathedrals in Africa

Hamasien

Hamasien was a historical province including and surrounding Asmara, part of modern Eritrea. In 1996 the province was divided and distributed amongst the modern Maekel, Debub, Northern Red Sea, Gash-Barka, and Anseba regions. Hamasien's population predominantly follow Oriental Orthodox Christianity and are members of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church, with a considerable minority from the Sunni Muslim, Roman Catholic, and Lutheran communities.

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Located at 15.33 38.94 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Former provinces of Eritrea, History of Ethiopia

Asmara-Massawa Cableway

The Asmara-Massawa Cableway was built by the Italians in 1938 in Eritrea, with the work done by the Ceretti and Tanfani Italian engineering firm. It connected the port of Massawa with the city of Asmara and ran a distance of some 75 kilometres. It moved food, supplies and war materials for the Imperial Italian Army then conquering Ethiopia. The British later dismantled it in 1941, salvaging the diesel engines during their eleven-year occupation after defeating the Italians in World War II.

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Located at 15.33 38.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Asmara, Italian East Africa, Massawa, Transport in Eritrea, Vertical transport devices