Massawa: facts

At a glance

• Country: Eritrea
• Region: Northern Red Sea
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 23,100
• Coordinates: 15.6081° N, 39.4746° E
• Time zone: Africa/Asmara (UTC+03:00)
• Currency: Nakfa (ERN)
• Distance to the capital, Asmara: 65 km (41 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Asmara International Airport (ASM): 70 km (43 mi), straight line
• Axum Airport (AXU, Ethiopia): 179 km (111 mi), straight line
• Shire Inda Selassie Airport (SHC, Ethiopia): 214 km (133 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Sheh Abdel K'adir: 1.7 km (1.1 mi)
• Hit'imlo: 6.0 km (3.7 mi)
• Hit'ublo: 7.5 km (4.7 mi)
• Zaga: 8.0 km (5.0 mi)
• Hirgigo: 8.2 km (5.1 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Asmara, 65 km (41 mi)