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Keren is a city in Eritrea that serves as the capital of the Anseba Region. It is located within the Keren Subregion and sits at an elevation of 1,590 meters above sea level. The city is situated in the UTC+03:00 time zone.
Population figures for Keren vary by source, with estimates ranging from 74,800 to 146,500 residents. The city is also identified by the local names ከረን and كرن.
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Place details
- Locality
- ከረን Keren كرن
- Region
- ዞባ ዓንሰባ Anseba عنسبا
- Country
- ኤርትራ Eritrea إرتريا
- Population
- 74,800
- Timezone
- Africa/Asmara
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- Eritrea
- Region
- Anseba
- District
- Keren
- Elevation
- 1,590 m (5,220 ft)
- City
- 120,000
- Metro
- 146,483
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- big city
- Country
- Eritrea
- Located in
- Keren Subregion
- Population
- 146500
- Elevation
- 1590
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Capital of
- Anseba Region
- Image
- Keren - 2008-11-01.jpg
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- Commons category
- Keren
- P12749
- Emden
Sources (1)
via Wikidata · CC0
Travel guide
See
The most obvious thing you will see upon entering Keren is its beautiful landscape. Rugged mountains dot the outskirts of the city and create a nice setting to explore the rest of what this city has to offer, such as century-old ruins, bustling markets and Italianate architecture.
Eat
thumbnail|Fried mutton is called kuluwa in Keren
in Keren the Blin community traditionally cooking called kala ካላ.
Sleep
There are five small lodges or 'pensions' in Keren.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
~8 min read
Encyclopedic overview
Keren (Tigrinya and Tigre: ከረን, Arabic: كرن, Italian: Cheren), historically known as Sanhit, is the second-largest city in Eritrea. It is situated around 91 kilometres (57 mi) northwest of Asmara at an elevation of 1,590 metres (5,220 ft) above sea-level. The city sprawls on a wide basin surrounded by granitic mountains on all sides. It serves as the capital of the Anseba Region, and is home to a number of ethnic groups including the Bilen people and Tigre people.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Keren” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.