Injera is a sourdough flatbread made from teff flour. It is the national dish of Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia and Djibouti
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Asmara, Eritrea: the roman-ghotic Church of Our Lady of the Rosary, usually called 'the Cathedral' - Italian colonial building, a symbol of the city, built in 1923, architect Oreste Scanavini - Harnet Avenue, former Viale Mussolini - principal church of the Apostolic Vicariate of Eritrea - Asmera, a Modernist City of Africa, UNESCO World Heritage Site - Chiesa della Beata Vergine del Rosario.
Asmara, Eritrea: domes and minaret of the Great Mosque of Asmara and main dome of concrete and glass, Al Kulafah Al Rashidan - the main dome is made of concrete with glass elements for light, minaret balconies with crescent and star - built in 1938 (Anno XVI E.F.) on the initiative of Benito Mussolini, architect Guido Ferrazza - Asmera, a Modernist City of Africa - UNESCO World Heritage Site
Massawa, Northern Red Sea Region, Eritrea: war damage - rubble and ruins on Via Palermo, remains of a large Ottoman period building with a coral stone structure, flattened by bombs - during the Independence war, the old town was attacked by Soviet naval artillery in 1977 and suffered further in 1990 during the Second Battle of Massawa (also known as the Fenkil offensive) - Massawa old town / Batse island.
Ghinda Subregion, North Red Sea Region, Eritrea: the town and the arch bridge over the Damas River carrying the Asmara-Massawa road (P-1), Eritrea's most important road, built by the Italian colonial administration and completed in 1937, the titanic work of the Azienda Autonoma Strade Statali - A.A.S.S., opened by General Emilio De Bono and Count Galeazzo Ciano - ጊንዳዕ
Axum - Mehakelegnaw Zone, Tigray Region: hand holding the small grains of Teff, also know as lovegrass - Eragrostis tef grains - food grain used for injera - Teff can be used by celiacs as the gluten in teff does not contain the a-gliadin-fraction that causes a reaction in those with celiac disease - also a staple in Eritrea - photo by M.Torres
Asmara, Eritrea: Latin liturgical rite mass at the Catholic Church of Our Lady of the Rosary, usually called 'the cathedral' - worshippers standing and view along the nave - built in 1923 in Lombard Romanesque style, architect Oreste Scanavini - Asmera, a Modernist City of Africa, UNESCO World Heritage Site - Chiesa della Beata Vergine del Rosario.
The Throne of the King in Aksum (Axum). The Kingdom of Aksum was an important late antique state in northeast Africa. It encompassed today's Eritrea, parts of what is now Ethiopia with capital Aksum, Sudan and Yemen. It probably existed in the 1st century AD and went under in the 10th century. Wood engraving, published in 1893.
Asmara, Eritrea: nature takes over in the tank cemetery - a mile-a-minute vine / Cairo morning glory / railroad creeper (Ipomoea cairica) starts to cover the carcass of a Mercedes-Benz LA 911 4x4 truck, of the iconic L-series of 'Kurzhauber' trucks - rusted vehicles left over from the Eritrean War of Independence.
Asmara, Eritrea: Asmara Opera Theater, Romanesque and Renaissance style, designed by the Engineer Odoardo Cavagnari, 1919 - castle-like architecture - the red brick western facade, designed with battlements, a tower and a balcony mounted on corbels - Harnet Avenue / Viale Mussolini and Beleza Street / Via della Croce del Sud - Teatro di Asmara - Asmera, a Modernist City of Africa - UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Asmara, Eritrea: Great Mosque of Asmara, Al Kulafah Al Rashidan (Salem Street / Via Piemonte), it was built in 1938 (Anno XVI E.F.) on the initiative of Benito Mussolini, architect Guido Ferrazza - the Mosque's square facing Nakfa Avenue / Corso del Re is the ablutions area - the current mosque replaced a more modest building and was part of the 1938 urban plan of Asmara by Vittorio Cafiero, granting the Muslim a noble and spacious downtown location - Asmera, a Modernist City of Africa - UNESCO World Heritage Site.