Anseba (Tigrinya: ኣንሰባ) is an inland region of Eritrea, in the west of the country. Its capital is Keren and it has an area of about 23,000 km². It is named after the river around which the region is situated. The river begins in the central Eritrean highland plateau, in the suburbs northwest of the capital Asmara and descends northwards into the northwestern lowlands traversing the mountains of Rora Habab and Sahel before flowing out into the Red Sea in the neighbouring country of Sudan in the vicinity of the port of Suakin. Other towns in this region include Halhal. The region borders Gash-Barka to the south, the Central region to the south-east and the Northern Red Sea region to the east and north, and the nation of Sudan to the west. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Map of Eritrea At the time of Independence in 1993 Eritrea was arranged into ten provinces. ... Selma Hassan is the current Administrator of the Anseba Region. ... Keren is the third largest city in Eritrea, lying north west of Asmara, with a population of around 75,000 people. ... Tigrinya (Geez ትግርኛ tigriññā, also spelled Tigrigna) is a Semitic language spoken by the Tigray-Tigrinya people in central Eritrea (there referred to as the Tigrinya people), where it is one of the main working languages (Eritrea does not have official languages), and in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia (whose... Map of Eritrea At the time of Independence in 1993 Eritrea was arranged into ten provinces. ... Keren is the third largest city in Eritrea, lying north west of Asmara, with a population of around 75,000 people. ... Asmara Asmara (formerly Asmera) is the capital city and largest settlement in Eritrea, home to a population of around 579,000 people. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Location of the Red Sea The Red Sea is an inlet of the Indian Ocean between Africa and Asia. ... Suakin is a port in north eastern Sudan, on the Red Sea. ... Gash-Barka is one of the six main regions of Eritrea, where over 500,000 Eritreans live. ... Central Eritrea is one of the six main regions of Eritrea. ... The Northern Red Sea region of Eritrea is one of the six main regions of Eritrea. ...

The region also includes the following districts:

• Adi Tekelezan
• Asmat
• Elabored
• Geleb
• Hagaz
• Halhal
• Habero
• Keren City
• Kerkebet
• Sela

Adi Tekelezan (in Tigrinya, Ad Tekelezan in Tigre) is a small town in the Anseba region of Eritrea. ... The Asmat are an ethnic group of New Guinea, residing in what is currently the Papua province of Indonesia. ... The Elabored (sometimes spelt Elabered) Sub-Zone is home to the Elabored Estate, a large state owned farm producing amongst other things citrus fruits and tomatoes. ... Keren is the third largest city in Eritrea, lying north west of Asmara, with a population of around 75,000 people. ...

Sources

• GeoHive

Regions of Eritrea
Anseba | Central | Gash-Barka | Northern Red Sea | Southern | Southern Red Sea