Key events in the history of modern Eritrea
1557 The Ottoman empire made Eritrea one of its colonies and colonised it for 300 years.
1882-1941 Italians colonised Eritrea
1941-1952 The British rule over Eritrea
1952-1962 The UN forced Eritrea federation with Ethiopia by the Resolution 390-A(V)
During the period of 1872-1882, Eritrea was under the colonial rule of Egypt. Massawa and other regi ...
1 year agoThe Eritrean people were colonized for many years by different countries, including Turkey, Egypt, I ...
1 year agoSpain Spain colonized Argentina in the 16th century; it declared its independence in 1816 and emerg ...
1 year agoThe capital city of Eritrea is Asmara . It had 963,000 population in 2020 that consist of ab ...
1 year agoGreat Britain Ireland during the period 1536–1691 saw the first full conquest of the island by Engl ...
1 year agoAccording to worldatlas.com, across the world, the dominance of the French as a colonial power was o ...
1 year agoThe first known inhabitants of Eritrea are the Kunama and Nara about 3500 B.C. The 'Land of Punt' is ...
1 year agoFrance France took possession of Djibouti (called French Somalia) in 1884. As the Territory of the ...
1 year agoThe main languages spoken in Eritrea are Tigrinya, Tigre, Kunama, Bilen, Nara, Saho, Afar, and Beja. ...
1 year agoEritrea (/ˌɛrɪˈtriː.ə, -ˈtreɪ-/ ( listen)), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Hor ...
1 year agoIslam. The various estimates shown above place Islam as the religion of between 37% and 52% of the p ...
1 year ago Who lives in Eritrea?Eritrea Demographics The Tigrinya people make up 55% of the population, followed by the Tigre peo ...
1 year ago Why did Eritrea split from Ethiopia?The independence struggle can properly be understood as the resistance to the annexation of Eritrea ...
1 year ago Which country has the most Eritreans?Eritreans Total population Eritrea 3.6–6.7 million Ethiopia 170,231 Sudan 159,748 (Eritrean-born ...
1 year ago What two countries colonized Eritrea?During the period of 1872-1882, Eritrea was under the colonial rule of Egypt. Massawa and other regi ...
1 year ago What was Eritrea before Italy?Italian Eritrea then came under British military administration, which in 1951 fell under United Nat ...
1 year ago Why do people leave Eritrea?Thousands of Eritreans leave every year to escape rights abuses, as well as enforced and lengthy mil ...
1 year ago What made Eritrea poor?Eritrea was then exposed to numerous challenges such as drought, famines and recurrent war. As a res ...
1 year ago What religion is Tigray?The Tigrayans constitute the fourth largest ethnic group in the country after the Oromo, Amhara and ...
1 year ago Which countries are most Shia?Shia Muslims are a numerical majority in Iraq and Bahrain. Approximately 35% of the population in Ye ...
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