Look up: Massawa

1. Massawa
   noun a port town in Eritrea on an inlet of the Red Sea
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2. Massawa
   port city, Eritrea, in the Bay of Massawa on the Red Sea. It is connected to Asmara, the national capital, on the hinterland plateau (40 miles [64 ... [3 related articles]
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3. Massawa
   Massawa (musä'wu) , city (1984 pop. 15,441), Eritrea, a port on the Red Sea. Before Eritrean independence (1993) it was the main port for N Ethiopia and is linked by rail with Asmara. Agreements with Eritrea gave Ethiopia continued access to its port facilities, but after the border war (19...
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4. Massawa
   Second biggest town and main port in Eritrea, situated on a small sterile coral island in the Red Sea, 200 m/656 ft from the mainland; population (2002 est) 23,100. It lies 65 km/40 mi northeast of Asmara, the largest town of Eritrea. Activities within the port include salt production, fishing, fish and meat processing, and cement manuf...
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5. Massawa
   `Massawa`, also known as `Mitsiwa` (miṣṣiwa, Arabic alphabet|Arabic مصوع maṣṣawaʿ, bāṣ́iʿ) or `Badi` (Arabic بِضع baḍiʿ)--> is a city on the Red Sea coast of Eritrea. An important port for many centuries, ...
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