Al Qurafi Al Rashidin Mosque, Asmara

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Asmara (meaning "The four made them unite" in Tigrinya), is the capital city and largest settlement in Eritrea. With a population of around 650,000 inhabitants, it sits at an elevation of 2,325 metres. The city is located at the tip of an escarpment that is both the northwestern edge of the Eritrean highlands and the Great Rift Valley in neighbouring Ethiopia. Asmara is famous for its well-preserved colonial Italian Art Deco modernist architecture, its lively downtown markets, and the combination of its Christian and Islamic cultures. Al Qurafi Al Rashidin Mosque is Asmara's main mosque. It gets busy for the Friday prayer.

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Size: 7247px × 4837px
Location: Asmara, Eritrea
Photo credit: © François-Olivier Dommergues / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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