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The Northern Red Sea region of Eritrea is one of the six main regions of Eritrea. It lies along the northern half of the Red Sea, and contains the coastal city of Massawa. This article is about the African nation. ... Eritrea is divided into 6 regions (capitals follow Tigrinya names in parentheses): Central (Maekel) (Asmara) Anseba (Keren) Southern Red Sea (Debub-Keih-Bahri) (Assab) Northern Red Sea (Semien-Keih-Bahri) (Massawa) Southern (Debub) (Mendefera) Gash-Barka (Barentu) Categories: Lists of subnational entities | Eritrea ... (Red Sea is also the name of a state in Sudan) Conshelf II in the Red Sea (Sudan) The Red Sea (Arabic البحر الأحمر Baḥr al-Aḥmar, al-Baḥru l-’Aḥmar; Hebrew ים סוף Yam Suf) is a gulf or basin of the Indian Ocean between Africa and Asia. ... Massawa is both an island in the Red Sea, and a major city of Eritrea. ...


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Red Sea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2261 words)
The Red Sea is an inlet of the Indian Ocean between Africa and Asia.
The Red Sea is regarded as one of the most saline water bodies in the world that is governed by the effects of the water circulation pattern, resulting from evaporation and wind stress in the Red Sea.
Wind Regime: With the exception of the northern part of the Red Sea, which is dominated by persistent north-west winds, with speeds ranging between 7 and 12 km per hr., the rest of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden are subjected to the influence of regular and seasonally reversible winds.
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