Eritrean may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to the country of
Eritrea
Eritrea ( ; ti, ኤርትራ, Ertra, ; ar, إرتريا, ʾIritriyā), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of Eastern Africa, with its capital and largest city at Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia ...
* A person from Eritrea, or of Eritrean descent. For information about the Eritrean people, see
Demographics of Eritrea
Sources disagree as to the current population of Eritrea, with some proposing numbers as low as 3.6 million and others as high as 6.7 million. Eritrea has never conducted an official government census.
The nation has nine recognized ethnic grou ...
and
Culture of Eritrea
The culture of Eritrea is the collective cultural heritage of the various populations native to Eritrea. Eritrea has nine recognized ethnic groups. Each group have their own unique traditions and customs but some traditions are shared and appreci ...
. For specific persons, see
List of Eritreans
The following is a list of notable Eritreans.
Athletes
* Shannon-Ogbnai Abeda
* Abel Aferworki
* Nat Berhe
* Joel Gerezgiher
* Henok Goitom
* Nebiat Habtemariam
* Mebrahtom (Meb) Keflezighi
* Thomas Kelati
* Yonas Kifle
* Mekseb Debesay
* Ol ...
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Languages of Eritrea
The main languages spoken in Eritrea are Tigrinya, Tigre, Kunama, Bilen, Nara, Saho, Afar, Beja. Tigrinya, Arabic, English language and historically Italian language serve as working languages.
Tigrinya is the most widely spoken language i ...
, several, but none called "Eritrean"
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Eritrean cuisine
Eritrean cuisine is based on Eritrea's native culinary traditions, but also arises from social interchanges with other regions. The local cuisine shares similarities with the cuisine of neighboring Ethiopia and the cuisines from other African co ...
, a fusion of Eritrea's native culinary traditions and social interchanges with other regions
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Eritrean coastal desert
The Eritrean coastal desert ecoregion is a harsh sand and gravel strip along the southern part of the coast of Eritrea and the Red Sea coast of Djibouti. This coast is of ecological importance as a channel for the mass migration of birds of prey. ...
, ecoregion is a harsh sand and gravel strip along the southern part of the coast of Eritrea and the Red Sea coast of Djibouti
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Eritrean literature
Eritrean literature in the Tigrinya language dates, as far as is known, from the late 19th century but Ge'ez writings have been found in the 4th century BC. It was initially encouraged by European missionaries, but suffered from the general repre ...
, works in Tigrinya language
See also
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Eritrea (disambiguation)
Eritrea may refer to:
* Eritrea, the modern African state
* Eritrea (opera), by Francesco Cavalli
* ''Eritrea'' (colonial ship), Italian warship
* Eretria
Eretria (; el, Ερέτρια, , grc, Ἐρέτρια, , literally 'city of the ro ...
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