Dekemhare
Sign in to saveDekemhare (; sometimes spelled Decamare, Italian: Decamerè) is a town in Eritrea in the Southern Region, southeast of the national capital of Asmara. During the Italian colonial period, the town became a major center of industry and agriculture known for its vineyards. The town became known for Art Deco buildings built during the colonial period.
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Place details
- Locality
- Dekemhare ደቀምሓረ دقمحري
- Region
- ዞባ ደቡብ Debub منطقة الجنوب
- Country
- ኤርትራ Eritrea إرتريا
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Dekemhare
- Settlement.native_name
- ደቀምሓረ
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Dekemhare-eritrea.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 200px
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Eritrea
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Eritrea
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- 25px Eritrea
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Debub
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Eritrea
- Located in
- Dekemhare Subregion
- Population
- +10959
- Elevation
- +2034
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Image
- Beasts of Burden (8352532274).jpg
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6 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- Colonial era and World War II
- Eritrean War of Independence
- Modern history
- References
Dekemhare (; sometimes spelled Decamare, Italian: Decamerè) is a town in Eritrea in the Southern Region, southeast of the national capital of Asmara. During the Italian colonial period, the town became a major center of industry and agriculture known for its vineyards. The town became known for Art Deco buildings built during the colonial period.
Prior to 1947, the town had a sizable population of Italian settlers. The city was partially destroyed in the Eritrean War of Independence.