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Maekel Region

The Central region is an administrative region of , located in central Eritrea. The region was formed on 15 April 1996, from the historical province of Hamasien.
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  • Type: State with 539,000 residents
  • Description: region of Eritrea
  • Also known as: “Central region”, “Central Region”, “Mā’akal”, “Maakel Region”, “Maekel”, “Maekel,Maakel”, “Maʼākel”, and “Zoba Ma’ākel”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fiat Tagliero and Asmara International Airport.

Photo: Sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Building is a Futurist-style in , . It was completed in 1938 and designed by the engineer Giuseppe Pettazzi.

Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, GFDL.
is the of , the capital of . It is the country's largest airport and the only one receiving regularly scheduled services as of 2017.

Movie theater
Photo: Sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is an Art Deco-style in , the capital of . It was built in 1937 by the colonial authorities in Italian Eritrea.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Asmara.

Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The capital of is a vibrant mix of Italian and African architecture and culture. It is by far the biggest and most important city of Eritrea and not just the administration center of the country but also the cultural center and the place where every tourist will arrive to the country.

Maekel Region

Latitude
15.3333° or 15° 20′ north
Longitude
38.9167° or 38° 55′ east
Population
539,000
Elevation
2,343 metres (7,687 feet)
Open location code
7G7W8WM8+8M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 321516867
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­state
Geo­Names ID
448501
Wiki­data ID
Q27710
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Zulu—“Maekel Region” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المقاطعة المركزية”
  • Arabic: “المنطقة المركزية، إرتريا”
  • Arabic: “المنطقة المركزية”
  • Asturian: “Maekel”
  • Bengali: “মায়েকেল অঞ্চল”
  • Breton: “Maekel”
  • Bulgarian: “Централен регион”
  • Catalan: “Regió de Maekel”
  • Cebuano: “Maekel Region”
  • Chinese: “中部区”
  • Chinese: “中部區 (厄立特里亞)”
  • Chinese: “中部區”
  • Chinese: “中部地區”
  • Croatian: “Maekel”
  • Danish: “Maekel”
  • Dutch: “Maakel”
  • Dutch: “Maekel”
  • Esperanto: “Centra Regiono”
  • Finnish: “Keskinen alue (Eritrea)”
  • Finnish: “Keskinen alue”
  • Finnish: “Maekel”
  • Finnish: “Maekelin alue”
  • French: “Maekel”
  • French: “Région centrale”
  • Georgian: “მაეკელი”
  • German: “ER-MA”
  • German: “Maekel”
  • Greek: “Μέκελ”
  • Gujarati: “માકેલ પ્રદેશ”
  • Hindi: “मैकल क्षेत्र”
  • Indonesian: “Region Maekel”
  • Indonesian: “Wilayah Maekel”
  • Italian: “Maekel”
  • Italian: “Regione Centrale (Eritrea)”
  • Italian: “regione Centrale”
  • Italian: “Regione Centrale”
  • Japanese: “マアカル地方”
  • Kannada: “ಮ್ಯಾಕೆಲ್ ಪ್ರದೇಶ”
  • Korean: “중앙주 (에리트레아)”
  • Korean: “중앙주”
  • Latvian: “Maakeles zoba”
  • Lithuanian: “Maekelio regionas”
  • Lithuanian: “Maekelis”
  • Malay: “Kawasan Maekel”
  • Malay: “Maekel Region”
  • Marathi: “माईकेल प्रदेश”
  • Northern Frisian: “Sentraal (Regiuun uun Eritrea)”
  • Northern Frisian: “Sentraal”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Maakel”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Maekel”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Sentral”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Zoba Maekel”
  • Norwegian: “Maekel”
  • Persian: “منطقه مرکزی”
  • Polish: “Al-Mutawassit”
  • Polish: “Maekel”
  • Polish: “Maykel”
  • Polish: “Region Centralny (Erytrea)”
  • Polish: “Region Centralny”
  • Portuguese: “Central (Eritreia)”
  • Portuguese: “Central”
  • Portuguese: “Maekel”
  • Romanian: “Regiunea Maekel”
  • Russian: “Маэкель”
  • Scots: “Maekel Region”
  • Sinhala: “මයිකෙල් කලාපය”
  • Spanish: “Maakel”
  • Spanish: “Maekel”
  • Spanish: “Región Central”
  • Spanish: “Región de Maekel”
  • Swahili: “Eneo ya Kati”
  • Swahili: “Mkoa wa Kati, Eritrea”
  • Swedish: “Maakel”
  • Tamil: “மேகேள் பகுதி”
  • Telugu: “మైకెల్ ప్రాంతం”
  • Thai: “เมย์เคล”
  • Tigre: “አቅሊም ምግብ”
  • Tigrinya: “ዞባ ማእከል”
  • Turkish: “Maekel”
  • Ukrainian: “Маекел”
  • Urdu: “مائیکیل ریجن”
  • Urdu: “مرکزی علاقہ”
  • Vietnamese: “Khu vực Maekel”
  • Yue Chinese: “中部地區”
  • Zulu: “Maekel Region”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Bathi Meskerem Square and ኦና ጉዶ / Ona Gudo.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Italian Cemetery and Saint Michael’s Church.

Eritrea: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Asmara, Massawa, Keren, and Nakfa.

Curious Places to Discover

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