Debarwa is a market town with a population of about 25 000 in central Eritrea, about 25 km south of the capital Asmara. It is the capital of the Tsilima district in the Debub ("Southern") Administrative Region (one of five in Eritrea). The majority of the population in Debarwa belongs to the Bihér-Tigrigna (Tigrinya speaking ethnic group) and to the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church. Aside from being a market town, it is also a mining town with resources of high grade gold, copper, silver and zink. The Japanese company Hitachi used to have mine in the vicinity of Debarwa, but it was shut down in the 1960s due to the outbreak of the war for Eritrean independence from Ethiopia. Debarwa was formerly the capital of an ancient medeival kingdom named Midre Bahri which roughly translates as sealand and was ruled by the Bahr negus (King of the sea). When the kingdom was taken over by the Ottomans, it was renamed Habesh but retained its capital at Debarwa. Asmara Asmara (formerly Asmera) is the capital city and largest settlement in Eritrea, home to a population of around 579,000 people. ... Debub is a region of Eritrea, also known as the Southern region. ... Tigrigna (or ትግሪኛ) is a Semitic language spoken in Eritrea, where it is the official language, and in parts of Ethiopia and Israel. ... The Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church is an Oriental Orthodox church. ... General Name, Symbol, Number gold, Au, 79 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 6, d Appearance metallic yellow Atomic mass 196. ... General Name, Symbol, Number copper, Cu, 29 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 4, d Appearance metallic pinkish red Atomic mass 63. ... General Name, Symbol, Number silver, Ag, 47 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 5, d Appearance lustrous white metal Atomic mass 107. ... General Name, Symbol, Number zinc, Zn, 30 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 12, 4, d Density, Hardness 7140 kg/m3, 2. ... Hitachi may refer to: Hitachi (train) trains in Melbourne, Australia. ... This is a list of Ethiopian aristocratic and religious titles used in Ethiopia until the end of the Monarchy in 1974. ... The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power Imperial motto El Muzaffer Daima The Ever Victorious (as written in tugra) Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital İstanbul ( Constantinople/Asitane/Konstantiniyye ) Sovereigns Sultans of the Osmanli Dynasty Population ca 40 million Area 12+ million km² Establishment 1299 Dissolution October 29...