Asmara, Eritrea ââ¬â January 12, 2011: Eritrea is a multi-confessional state. Enda Mariam Cathedral is the principal Eritrean Orthodox church, Church of Our Lady of the Rosary is the principal Roman Catholic church of the Apostolic Vicariate of Eritrea, Kulafah Al Rashidan is the Great Mosque of Asmara. Asmara is the capital and most populous city of Eritrea, Africa, in the country`s Central Region. It sits at an elevation of 2,325 metres 7,628 ft, making it the sixth highest capital in the world by altitude. Asmara is famous for its laid back atmosphere and its well-preserved modernist and art-deco architecture of churches, synagogues, cafes and public buildings inherited from its period under Italian colonial rule.
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