Massawa

Summary

Massawa is a city^[1]. Massawa ranks in the top 10% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (779 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Massawa is located in Massawa Subregion^[3].
• Massawa is in the country of Eritrea^[4].
• Massawa's instance of is recorded as city^[5].
• Massawa's instance of is recorded as port city^[6].
• Massawa's twinned administrative body is recorded as Stavanger^[7].
• Massawa's Commons category is recorded as Massawa^[8].
• Massawa's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:00^[9].
• Massawa's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 15.6, 'lon': 39.433333333333}^[10].
• Massawa's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Massawa^[11].
• Massawa has a population of {'amount': '+39758'}^[12].
• Massawa's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[13].
• Massawa's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[14].
• Massawa's capital of is recorded as Northern Red Sea Region^[15].
• Massawa's capital of is recorded as Italian Eritrea^[16].
• Massawa's capital of is recorded as Habesh eyalet^[17].
• Massawa's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ti', 'text': 'ምጽዋዕ'}^[18].
• Massawa's category for people born here is recorded as Q136357003^[19].
• Massawa's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ti', 'text': 'ምጽዋዕ'}^[20].
• Massawa's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'tig', 'text': 'ባጸዕ'}^[21].
• Massawa's category of associated people is recorded as Q136357013^[22].
• Massawa sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+6'}^[23].
• Massawa covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+477'}^[24].

Body

Geography

Massawa is in the country of Eritrea^[4]. Massawa is located in Massawa Subregion^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Massawa covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+477'}^[24]. Massawa sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+6'}^[23]. Massawa has a population of {'amount': '+39758'}^[12].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[5] and port city^[6].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Massawa include Massawa International Airport^[25], an international airport^[26], in Eritrea^[27].

Why It Matters

Massawa ranks in the top 10% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (779 views/month).^[2] Massawa has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] Massawa is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

Entities named for Massawa include Massawa International Airport^[25], an international airport^[26], in Eritrea^[27].