Kidane Meheret Church
Kidane Mehret Cathedral is a Catholic church located on Adi Quala Street, Asmara, Eritrea. The cathedral belongs to Eritrean Catholic Archeparchy of Asmara.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 1.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: catholic church in Asmara, Eritrea
- Also known as: “Kidane Mehret Cathedral” and “Kidane Mehret Cathedral, Asmara”
- Address: أسمرة
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cinema Impero and Saint Joseph’s Cathedral.
Cinema Impero
Movie theater
Photo: Sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cinema Impero is an Art Deco-style cinema in Asmara, the capital of Eritrea. It was built in 1937 by the colonial authorities in Italian Eritrea. Cinema Impero is situated 590 metres southeast of Kidane Meheret Church.
Saint Joseph’s Cathedral
Church
Photo: Sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Church of Our Lady of the Rosary, Asmara is a Catholic church built in the early 1920s in Asmara, when the city was the capital of Italian Eritrea. Saint Joseph’s Cathedral is situated 480 metres south of Kidane Meheret Church.
Cinema Asmara
Movie theater
Photo: Sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Asmara Theatre, also known as Asmara Opera, is a theatre in Asmara, Eritrea. It was constructed in 1918 following a design by the Italian engineer Odoardo Cavagnari, with later renovations in 1936. Cinema Asmara is situated 590 metres south of Kidane Meheret Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Asmara.
Asmara
Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Eritrean capital of Asmara 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.
Kidane Meheret Church
- Categories: cathedral, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: South Western subregion, Maekel Region, Eritrea, East Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
15.34095° or 15° 20′ 27″ northLongitude
38.93682° or 38° 56′ 13″ eastOpen location code
7G7W8WRP+9POpenStreetMap ID
way 120666025OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q28800021
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Italian—“Kidane Meheret Church” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كنيسة كيدين مهريت”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه كيدان محريت اسمره”
- Indonesian: “Katedral Asmara”
- Indonesian: “Katedral Kidane Mehret, Asmara”
- Italian: “cattedrale Kidane Mehret”
- Italian: “Cattedrale Kidane Mehret”
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