Keskese
Keskese is an archaeological site in Eritrea. It is the seat of an ancient D'mt kingdom ruin, and is situated 8 kilometres north of Matara. Dating from around 500 BCE, it is renowned for its old stelae.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: human settlement in Eritrea
- Also known as: “Stèle de Keskessē”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Senafe.
Senafe
Senafe is a market town in southern Eritrea, on the edge of the Eritrean highlands ሶይራ. The name Sanafe driven from yemeni words.The surrounding area is inhabited by the Saho people and the Tigrinya people.
Keskese
- Categories: human settlement, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Eritrea, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
14.74835° or 14° 44′ 54″ northLongitude
39.4255° or 39° 25′ 32″ eastOpen location code
7G6XPCXG+85OpenStreetMap ID
node 10921116068OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q4251169
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Keskese” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Keskese”
- Dutch: “Keskese”
- Hausa: “Keskese”
- Irish: “Keskese”
- Italian: “Cascassè”
- Russian: “Кэскэсе”
- Spanish: “Keskese”
Places with the Same Name
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Stèle de Keskessē and Ambā Dehrō.
Nearby Places
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Keskese”. Photo: Voice of Clam, Public domain.