Massawa: All Data
Massawa is a city in Eritrea. This page covers its chronology of mentions across 5,500 years of history, including capitals, battles, events and subdivisions. Part of Phersu Atlas.
1. Lists and Timelines
Massawa: Chronology of Mentions
Note: For polities of antiquity, the listed capital or subdivision capital may also represent one or several of the most important cities of the region.
1556 AD
Capital of Massawa
1558 AD
Mentioned in Event: Ottoman conquest of Habesh
1558 AD
Mentioned in Event: Ottoman-Portuguese conflicts (1538-1559)
1562 AD
Mentioned in Event: Ottoman conquest of Habesh
1573 AD
Mentioned in Event: Ottoman conquest of Habesh
1941 AD
Mentioned in Event: British invasion of Italian East Africa
1991 AD
Mentioned in Event: Eritrean War of Independence
2025 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Region of Northern Red Sea Region, part of State of Eritrea