city Asmara: All Data

Asmara 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

Asmara : All the events that happened on its coordinates Asmara : All the polities that existed on its coordinates Asmara : Chronology

Asmara: 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.

1882 AD
Mentioned in Event: Anglo-Egyptian War
1882 AD
Capital of Italian Eritrea
1889 AD
Mentioned in Event: Conquests of Menelik II
1940 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Governatorate of Eritrea, part of Italian East Africa
1941 AD
Mentioned in Event: British invasion of Italian East Africa
1941 AD
Capital of British Military Administration in Eritrea
1991 AD
Mentioned in Event: Eritrean War of Independence
1991 AD
Capital of State of Eritrea
2025 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Region of Maekel Region, part of State of Eritrea