Hamasien

Hamasien is the historical name of a province that included Asmara and the surrounding areas, which is a part of Eritrea today.

The corresponding region is divided today between regions Maekel, Debub, Semienawi red sea region, Gash Barka and Anseba.

The population Hamasiens are mainly Ancient Near Eastern Christians and Christians of the Orthodox Tewahedo Church. There is also a minority of Sunni Muslims, and Catholic and Lutheran communities.

History

This former region was the political and economic center of Eritrea. Excavations show that this BC was for 800 so.

During the early medieval centuries, the region was ruled by the Bahr Negus from Debarwa. According to reports by Francisco Álvares from the sixteenth century, the territory reached up to Suakin in modern Sudan.

The region was conquered by the Turks gradually and within the Ottoman Empire of the administrative province of Mecca and Medina ( the province was also called Hebeşe ) attached, which is also the other side of the Red Sea included. The former region Hamasien was simply referred Have ski Stan (the country on the Red Sea ).

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• Geography (Eritrea)
• Province in Ethiopia
• History ( Eritrea)