Located at 13 01’N 042o 45’E, 1185 kms from the Eritrean capital, Asmara and 860 kms from the Ethiopian capital, Addis Abeba. the town has become an important port since it was purchased by the Rubattino Shipping Company for 8,100 Maria Teresa dollars from the local sultans on behalf of the Italian government in 1869. […]