AncientarchitectureMain Wall in Anfray's Trench, Adulis
View of the main wall exposed in Anfray's trench
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Northern Red Sea
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Adulis
Northern Red Sea · Eritrea
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AncientarchitectureUnidentified Excavated Church, Adulis
A view of the church during the exacavtion by the British Museum
- Type
- Architecture & ruins
AncientarchitectureTemple A, Adulis
Temple A southern walls excavated by Paribeni. Note the six courses visible. Image reproduced form Paribeni (1907)
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- Architecture & ruins
AncientarchitectureRecorded place
Massawa
Northern Red Sea · Eritrea
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ModernarchitectureImperial Palace, Massawa
The Imperial Palace on Massawa island, rebuilt in the 1870s over a 16th-century predecessor and shattered in the war of independence; its dome and arcaded shell dominate the old harbour front.
- Date
- rebuilt in the 1870s over a 16th-century predecessor
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- Architecture & ruins
MedievalarchitectureSheikh Hanafi Mosque, Massawa
The Sheikh Hanafi mosque in the old town of Massawa, among the oldest of the island's coral-block mosques.
- Date
- 15th century (traditional dating)
- Type
- Architecture & ruins
architectureOld Town of Massawa
The coral-block and Ottoman-Egyptian fabric of Massawa's island old town — arcaded merchant houses, roshan balconies and covered passages of the Red Sea port.
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- Architecture & ruins
architectureMosque of the Companions (Sahaba), Massawa
The Mosque of the Companions at Massawa, by tradition raised for the first Muslim emigrants who crossed to Aksumite Africa, and so among the oldest mosque sites in Africa; the standing structure is later.
- Type
- Architecture & ruins
architectureShaafi Mosque, Massawa
The Shaafi mosque in the old town of Massawa island, one of the port's coral-block mosques.
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- Architecture & ruins
architectureHamal al-Ansari Mosque, Massawa
The Hamal al-Ansari mosque of Massawa's old town, a small coral-stone mosque of the island port.
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- Architecture & ruins
ModernarchitectureSt Mary Orthodox Cathedral, Massawa
The Orthodox cathedral of St Mary on Massawa island, its modern tower rising over the old port's roofline.
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- Architecture & ruins
ModernarchitectureMassawa Railway Station
The terminus of the Eritrean Railway at Massawa, the Italian-period station from which the line climbed to Asmara.
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- Architecture & ruins
ModernarchitectureBank of Italy palace
Historical building in Massawa, Eritrea. Recorded on Wikidata as a palace dated 1928.
- Date
- 1928
- Type
- Palaces
MedievalarchitectureTomb of Sheikh Durbush
Tomb of Sheikh Durbush is a tomb in Massawa. Recorded on Wikidata as a tomb dated 16th century.
- Date
- 16th century
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- Tombs & burial sites
Other recorded places
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ModernarchitectureBridge at Dogali
The Italian-built bridge at Dogali on the road and railway from Massawa to the highlands, beside the field of the battle of 1887.
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- Architecture & ruins
- Place
- Dogali
ModernarchitectureNefasit Railway Station
The station of Nefasit on the Eritrean Railway, where the line from Massawa begins its final climb through the escarpment to Asmara.
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- Architecture & ruins
- Place
- Nefasit
AncientarchitectureRuins of Adulis
The ruined port city of Adulis on the Gulf of Zula, Aksum's gateway to the Red Sea trade; excavated walls, columns and church foundations spread beneath the coastal plain.
- Date
- Aksumite period
- Type
- Architecture & ruins
- Place
- Zula