Eritrea
Capital:
Asmara
Continent:
Africa
Maps:
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| African continent. Eritrea outlined in dark ink. |
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| A close-up of Eritrea & its neighbors. |
Neighbors:
Sudan, Djibouti, Ethiopia
Water Borders:
Red Sea
Total Area:
45,405 square miles
Five Largest Cities:
Asmara, Keren, Teseney, Mendefera, Agordat
Famous Geographical Point:
Dahlak Archipelago
Famous Person:
Michael Adonai, painter
Book Set In/About:
I Didn't Do It for You: How the World Betrayed a Small African Nation by Michela Wrong
A non-fiction book detailing the many abuses Eritrea suffered at the hands of larger nations throughout its history.
Movie Set In/About:
"White Hotel" (2001), directed by Dianne Griffin and Tobi Solvang
A documentary about HIV/AIDS in Eritrea. It was exceedingly difficult to find a movie to fit this category. Eritrea is relatively newly independent (1993) and apparently has no film schools. I wanted to feature a writer/director by the name of Rahel Tewelde but could find no descriptions of her movies online.
Headline of the Day:
"Residents of Badwe Voice Concern Over Handover to Eritrea" in Deutsche Welle
Hmmm. Rahel Tewelde says she is a film maker on her Twitter account, but I also could not find any films.
ReplyDeleteWait, here's something on YouTube called Eritrean Comedy Film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYkIdI_Mvm8
And the comments on that film sent me down a rabbit hole about what written language they were using. I think it's Ge'ez
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ge%CA%BDez_script
Oh, you're a much more determined researcher than me. I didn't even think to look at Twitter or YouTube. YouTube definitely would've made sense!
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