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Capital Eritrea, in 33 editions.
The entry for Eritrea published Capital in 33 editions of 33, from 1993 to 2025. The text changed in 9 editions. Each is shown as published. Capital in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 9
- the first edition with it
- 1993
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Capital” (1993 to 2025) and “National capital” (1997 to 1998).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024The same text in 4 editions, 1993 to 1996.
Asmara (formerly Asmera)
Asmara (formerly Asmera)
The same text in 1997 and 1998.
Published as “National capital”
Asmara (formerly Asmera)
Asmara (formerly Asmera)
The same text in 6 editions, 1999 to 2004.
Asmara (formerly Asmera)
Asmara (formerly Asmera)
Asmara
Asmara (formerly Asmera)
- name:
- Asmara (Asmera)
- geographic coordinates:
- 15 20 N, 38 53 E
- time difference:
- UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
name: Asmara (Asmera)
geographic coordinates: 15 20 N, 38 53 E
time difference: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
The same text in 2007 and 2008.
- name:
- Asmara (Asmera)
- geographic coordinates:
- 15 20 N, 38 56 E
- time difference:
- UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
name: Asmara (Asmera)
geographic coordinates: 15 20 N, 38 53 56 E
time difference: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
The same text in 5 editions, 2009 to 2013.
- name:
- Asmara (Asmera)
- geographic coordinates:
- 15 20 N, 38 56 E
- time difference:
- UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
name:
Asmara (Asmera)
geographic coordinates:
15 20 N, 38 56 E
time difference:
UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
- name:
- Asmara (Asmera)
- geographic coordinates:
- 15 20 N, 38 56 E
- time difference:
- UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
name:
Asmara (Asmera)
geographic coordinates:
15 20 N, 38 56 E
time difference:
UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC DC, during Standard Time)
The same text in 4 editions, 2015 to 2018.
- name:
- Asmara (Asmera)
- geographic coordinates:
- 15 20 N, 38 56 E
- time difference:
- UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
name:
geographic coordinates:
time difference:
The same text in 2019 and 2020.
- name:
- Asmara (Asmera)
- geographic coordinates:
- 15 20 N, 38 56 E
- time difference:
- UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- etymology:
- the name means "they [women] made them unite," which according to Tigrinya oral tradition refers to the women of the four clans in the Asmara area who persuaded their menfolk to unite and defeat their common enemy;
- the name has also been translated as "live in peace"
Rewritten: too little of the 2018 text remains to mark the changes.
name: Asmara (Asmera)
geographic coordinates: 15 20 N, 38 56 E
time difference: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
etymology: the name means "they [women] made them unite," which according to Tigrinya oral tradition refers to the women of the four clans in the Asmara area who persuaded their menfolk to unite and defeat their common enemy; the name has also been translated as "live in peace"
The same text in 4 editions, 2021 to 2024.
- name:
- Asmara
- geographic coordinates:
- 15 20 N, 38 56 E
- time difference:
- UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- etymology:
- the name means "they [women] made them unite," which according to Tigrinya oral tradition refers to the women of the four clans in the Asmara area who persuaded their menfolk to unite and defeat their common enemy;
- the name has also been translated as "live in peace"
name: Asmara (Asmera)
geographic coordinates: 15 20 N, 38 56 E
time difference: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
etymology: the name means "they [women] made them unite," which according to Tigrinya oral tradition refers to the women of the four clans in the Asmara area who persuaded their menfolk to unite and defeat their common enemy; the name has also been translated as "live in peace"
- name:
- Asmara
- geographic coordinates:
- 15 20 N, 38 56 E
- time difference:
- UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- etymology:
- the name's origin is unclear;
- according to Tigrinya oral tradition, the name is part of a phrase meaning "the women made them unite," referring to a group of women who made four clans unite to defeat a common enemy;
- asmara also means "flowery wood" in the Tigrinya language
name: Asmara
geographic coordinates: 15 20 N, 38 56 E
time difference: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
etymology: the name means "they [women] made them unite," which name's origin is unclear; according to Tigrinya oral tradition refers to tradition, the name is part of a phrase meaning "the women made them unite," referring to a group of the women who made four clans in the Asmara area who persuaded their menfolk to unite and to defeat their a common enemy; the name has asmara also been translated as "live means "flowery wood" in peace" the Tigrinya language
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Eritrea: Capital.” The World Factbook, 1993–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/eritrea/capital.