#Earthquake M4.5 strikes 60 km S of #Massawa (#Eritrea) 28 min ago. More info: http://m.emsc.eu/?id=1536967

#ThisMonth in 1813: Mehmet Ali of #Egypt took the administration of the Eyalet of #Habesh inc. the port of #Massawa, eroding the power of the local Naib nobility, after he defeated the Saudis who led the Wahhabi uprising in the Arabian Peninsula. #Eritrea
https://zantana.net/mehmet_ali_of_egypt_takes_massawa/

#OnThisDay in 1911: The 125km-long railway connecting #Massawa to #Asmara was completed by colonial Italians in #Eritrea. It's considered an engineering feat for scaling an escarpment of the Great Rift Valley in a short distance in one of its sections.
https://zantana.net/masswa-asmara_railway_completed/

This month on Nov 15, 1875: #Egypt|ian forces, moving further inland, were ambushed by the #Abyssinia|n army at a narrow pass at Gundet; with many dead, they were forced to retreat back to #Keren and #Massawa #Eritrea

https://zantana.net/the-battle-of-gundet/

#Eritrea 🇪🇷: #Asmara is located at more than 2,300 metres a.s.l.. The engine shed is home to #littorina type railcars and various classes of steam engines. The narrow gauge line down to #Massawa by the Red Sea starts from here. Pictures taken in December 2014.
#PastTrainTrips