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Mara Destination Guide

Explore Mara in Eritrea

Mara in the region of Eritrea (general) is a town in Eritrea - some 21 mi or ( 33 km ) East of Asmara , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Mara is now 05:31 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, Djibouti, and Massawa. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Al Hudaydah . Where to go and what to see in Mara ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Debre Bizen

Debre Bizen is the best-known monastery of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church. Located at the top of Debre Bizen the mountain (825 meters) near the town of Nefasit in Eritrea. Its library contains many important Ge'ez manuscripts.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 15.33 39.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Christian monasteries established in the 14th century, Christian monasteries in Eritrea, Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church, Religious organizations established in the 1350s

Nefasit

Nefasit is a small town in the Northern Red Sea Region of Eritrea.

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Located at 15.33 39.06 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Populated places in Eritrea

Segeneiti

Segeneiti (alternatively, Segenetti or Seganatti) is a small town in the Southern Region of Eritrea. The town lies on the road between Asmara and Senafe.

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Located at 15.05 39.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Populated places in Eritrea

Ghinda District

Ghinda Subregion is a subregion in the Northern Red Sea Region of Eritrea. Its capital lies at Ghinda.

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Located at 15.44 39.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
Tags: Districts of Eritrea, Northern Red Sea Region

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.

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Located at 15.07 39.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 30 km away
Tags: Debub Region, Dekemhare, Populated places in Eritrea