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Timeline Of Asmara
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Asmara, Eritrea. Asmara was under Italian colonial rule from 1889 until 1941. Prior to 20th century * circa 1515 CE - Four villages merge to become "Asmera" (traditional date). * 16th century - Asmara sacked by Muslim forces. * 1889 - 3 August: Asmara occupied by Italian forces under command of Baldissera. * 1895 - Governor's Palace built. * 1900 - Capital of colonial Italian Eritrea moved to Asmara from Massawa. 20th century * 1905 - Congresso Coloniale Italiano held in Asmara. * 1906 - Asmara Synagogue built. * 1911 - Ferrovia Massaua-Asmara begins operating; opens. * 1920 ** Teatro Asmara (theatre) opens. ** Population: 14,711. * 1922 - Airport begins operating. * 1923 - Church of Our Lady of the Rosary built. * 1930s - New Governor's Palace built (now City Hall). * 1935 - Population: 16,000 (12,000 Africans + 4,000 Italians). * 1936 - Apartheid begins; city racially divided into nazionali (white) and indigeni ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asmara-Massawa Cableway
The Asmara-Massawa Cableway was a cableway (or "ropeway") built in Italian Eritrea before World War II.The Eritrean Ropeway, completed in 1937, ran 71.8 km from the south end of Asmara to the city-port of Massawa. History The cableway was built by the Italian engineering firm Ceretti and Tanfani S.A. in Eritrea. It connected the port of Massawa with the city of Italian Asmara and ran a distance of nearly 72 kilometres. It also moved food, supplies and war materials for the Imperial Italian Army, which had also conquered Ethiopia in 1936. In August 1936 was opened the first section of 26.6 km from Ghinda to Godaif, a suburb of Asmara. With the capacity to transport 30 tons of material every hour in each direction from the seaport of Massawa to 2326 meters above sea level in Asmara, the cableway was the longest of its kind in the world when inaugurated in 1937. The bearing cables were in almost 30 sections, were powered by diesel engines, and carried freight in 1540 small transpo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Oslo
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo ( la, Osloënsis) is an exempt diocese located in the city of Oslo in Norway. Parishes The territory is divided into 25 parishes, located in the following sites: Oslo (3), Moss, Askim, Fredrikstad, Halden, Lillestrøm, Hamar, Kongsvinger, Lillehammer, Jessheim, Hønefoss, Stabekk, Drammen, Fagernes, Tønsberg, Larvik, Sandefjord, Porsgrunn, Arendal, Kristiansand, Stavanger, Haugesund and Bergen. History By 1070, the see was established as the Diocese of Oslo, and the bishop was seated at St. Hallvard's Cathedral. In 1537 - in the course of the Lutheran Reformation in Denmark-Norway and Holstein - Christian III of Denmark suppressed the Catholic episcopates at the Norwegian sees. Thereafter Lutheranism prevailed in Scandinavia. In 1582 the stray Catholics in Norway and elsewhere in Northern Europe were placed under the jurisdiction of a papal nuncio in Cologne. The Congregation de propaganda fide, on its establishment in 1622, took cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apostolic Vicariate Of Asmara
The Eritrean Catholic Archeparchy of Asmara, officially the Archeparchy of Asmara ( la, Archieparchia Asmarensis or la, Metropolitana Ecclesia Asmarensis), more informally Asmara of the Eritreans, is the metropolitan see of the Metropolitan Eritrean Catholic Church, a ''sui iuris'' Eastern Catholic Church whose territory corresponds to that of the State of Eritrea in the Horn of Africa. postolic Constitution ( papal bull) ''Multum fructum'' of 19 January 2015 It depends on the |
Denden Stadium
Denden Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Asmara, Eritrea. The facility was built in 1958 by the Asmara municipality. It is currently used mostly for football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ... matches. The initial capacity of the stadium was 5,000 seats. ReferencesDenden Stadium Sports venues completed in 1958 Athletics (track and field) venues in Eritrea Football venues in Eritrea Buildings and structures in Asmara Multi-purpose stadiums Modernist architecture in Eritrea {{Eritrea-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Asmara
The University of Asmara (UoA) was a public university in Asmara, Eritrea. The nation's first university, it was founded in 1958 by the "Piae Madres Nigritiae" ( Comboni Sisters). The school was meant to provide for the local population, though its initial enrollment in the 1950s was entirely Italian. Over the course of its history it has been reopened and reorganised following political changes. In 2006 it was closed and reorganized into other institutions such as the Eritrea Institute of Technology. History The university was founded as the "''Catholic College of Santa Famiglia''" in 1958 by the "Piae Madres Nigritiae" ( Comboni Sisters). In 1964 the university had been renamed as "University of Asmara" and began offering Associate Diploma programs in the arts, commerce, and the sciences. The roots of the university are connected to the 1940s when Dr. Vincenzo Di Meglio promoted the creation of the "School of Medicine" in Italian Asmara. It is also linked historically to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kagnew Station
Kagnew Station was a United States Army installation in Asmara, Eritrea on the Horn of Africa. The installation was established in 1943 as a U.S. Army radio station, taking over and refurbishing a pre-existing Italian naval radio station, '' Radio Marina'', after Italian forces based in Asmara surrendered to the Allies in 1941. Kagnew Station operated until April 29, 1977, when the last Americans left. The station was home to the United States Army's 4th Detachment of the Second Signal Service Battalion. Overview The Cold War listening station, Kagnew Station, was located fairly close to the equator and at an altitude of above sea level. Its altitude and close proximity to the equator made Kagnew Station an ideal site for the Cold War listening station's dishes and the antenna farm. In all Kagnew sprawled over containing eight fenced or walled tracts. Kagnew Station became home for over 5,000 American citizens at a time during its peak years of operation during the 1960s. Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Sea FC
Red Sea Football Club is an Eritrean football club based in Asmara. With 13 league titles they are the most successful club in the country. History Red Sea FC was founded in 1945. After the 2011 Kagame Interclub Cup in Tanzania, thirteen members of the team did not return home to Eritrea and sought political asylum. Achievements *Eritrean Premier League The Eritrean Premier League is the highest division in football in Eritrea. The league was delivered in 1994 to the first time. Between 1953 and the Eritrean independence in 1993, Eritrean teams played in the Ethiopian Premier League, winnin ...: 13 ::1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2019 International competitions ''The following is a list of results for Red Sea FC in international competitions. Red Sea FC’s scores are listed first.'' References External linksGlobal Sports Archive profile Football clubs in Eritrea {{Eritrea-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asmara Brewery FC
Asmara Brewery FC or Asmara Birra is an Eritrean football club based in Asmara and founded in 1944 (with the original 1936 name ''GS Melotti''). It is linked and economically maintained by the Asmara Brewery. History The Asmara Birra plays in the Eritrean Premier League since the 1990s. The team was initially founded in 1944 with the name ''Asmara Birra'' by the engineer Melotti, who founded the "Asmara Brewery" under the name of GS Hamasien (he had already founded in 1936 the ''GS Melotti'', an amateur football team in Italian Asmara). In 2008, the club won the Eritrea championship. Achievements *Eritrean Premier League: 1 ::2008 Performance in CAF competitions *CAF Cup: 1 appearance ::1998 – Preliminary Round Current squad See also * Asmara Brewery * Football in Eritrea Football is the most popular sport in Eritrea. After being under Ethiopian control, Eritrea gained its independence in 1991 and in 1998 the country became a member o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asmara Brewery
Asmara Brewery (formerly, Melotti Brewery) is a brewery in Eritrea, founded in 1938. The brewery was nationalized by the Derg during the Eritrean War of Independence. The brewery operates a football team, which plays in the Eritrean Premier League. The factory has over 600 employees. History The brewery was founded in 1938 (and started production in 1939) by Italian engineer Luigi Melotti. The brewery was nationalized by the Derg during the Eritrean War of Independence, and was then inherited by the Government of Eritrea. Ownership in the brewery is shared between investors and the Government of Eritrea. In 1998, its factory exported up to 40% of production, with the remainder being domestically consumed. Production was affected during 2000 and production decreased for a period of time. However the production has since got back to normal levels, now even exporting products internationally to countries worldwide. During WW2 and the present day it is one of the biggest comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinema Impero
The Cinema Impero ( "Empire Cinema") is an Art Deco-style cinema in Asmara, the capital of Eritrea. It was built in 1937 by the colonial authorities in Italian Eritrea. History ''Cinema Impero'' was the largest movie theater constructed in Asmara during the last period of the Italian colony of Eritrea. It was named after the conquest of Ethiopia by Benito Mussolini and his proclamation of the Italian Empire. The building still houses a cinema today, and it is considered by the experts one of the world's finest examples of Art Déco style building. ''Cinema Impero'' is still structurally sound after 70 years, escaping damage during the several conflicts that have affected the Horn of Africa over the past century. It is a tourist attraction in modern Asmara – along with the famous Fiat Tagliero Building and some other Italian-period structures of colonial Eritrea (including the Presidential Palace and the City Hall) – that have made Asmara a World Heritage Site by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Guardian
''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Guardian Media Group, owned by the Scott Trust. The trust was created in 1936 to "secure the financial and editorial independence of ''The Guardian'' in perpetuity and to safeguard the journalistic freedom and liberal values of ''The Guardian'' free from commercial or political interference". The trust was converted into a limited company in 2008, with a constitution written so as to maintain for ''The Guardian'' the same protections as were built into the structure of the Scott Trust by its creators. Profits are reinvested in journalism rather than distributed to owners or shareholders. It is considered a newspaper of record in the UK. The editor-in-chief Katharine Viner succeeded Alan Rusbridger in 2015. Since 2018, the paper's main news ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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