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History   🏞️ Discovering Senafe: A Hidden Town with Deep Roots in Eritrean History Have you ever wondered how a town gets its name? The story of Senafe , a town nestled in southern Eritrea near the Ethiopian border, offers a glimpse into the fusion of migration, culture, and memory. 📜 From “Hakir” to “Saanafè”: A Name Born of Nostalgia Senafe wasn’t always called Senafe. According to local oral tradition, its original name was Hakir . The name changed when a man named Abdullah , originally from Sanaa , Yemen, settled in the Awdie district of Hakir. After marrying a local woman, he was often heard asking “Sana-fen?” —Arabic for “Where is Sanaa?” His longing for his homeland eventually inspired the town’s new name: Sanafe , or Saanafè , as it’s still pronounced today. His descendants formed a distinct local tribe, carrying on his legacy. 🗺️ Senafe on the Ancient Map Senafe wasn’t just a forgotten village. It appears on the Egyptus Novello map published in 1454 , a testa...

Sembel Residential Complex Asmara The city is developing in a dramatic pace, especially in the housing sector. Sembel Residential Complex is one of Africa's biggest housing complexes, which houses about 1250 families. Sembel Residential Complex was built in 1996 by Keangnam Enterprises, Korea's first contractor. It is therefore also known as Corea. The complex is situated in the South-west of Asmara. There are shops, a hospital, a kindergarten, an elementary school, a gymnasium, playgrounds, sport facilities (tennis court, football & basketball) a round theater, offices and little squares to meet & rest. Sembel Residential Complex Polyclinic and Social Center Gymnasium, elementary school, kindergarten and festival facilities Sembel Residential Complex Shopping Center, Social Center and Hospital. ---------- #life

Eritrea sells luxury houses to earn hard currency It may look like a truck park by Asmara's Halibet Hospital on the edge of town, but the Eritrean Government, keen to tap the hard currency held by the large overseas Eritrean community, has other plans. The poor Red Sea state plans 766 "new residential-style" two and three-bedroom apartments there, with shopping centres and sports facilities, the project's website halibet.com says. The prices, between US$97,000 and US$139,000, are low by London and New York standards, but out of reach for most Eritreans whose average income is just US$130 per year. Glossy brochures are available in Eritrean embassies abroad and payment can be made in US dollars, euros and British pounds but not in nakfa, the national currency. The government has hard currency reserves equal to only one month of imports, according to the International Monetary Fund ( IMF ), and must find innovative ways of earning crucial cash. "This econ...

Eritrea finds new ways to earn hard currency Thursday 22 June 2006 01:15. Printer-Friendly version Comments... June 21, 2006 (ASMARA) — It may look like a truck park by Asmara’s Halibet Hospital on the edge of town, but the Eritrean government, keen to tap the hard currency held by the large Eritrean diaspora, has other plans. The poor Red Sea state plans 766 "new residential-style" two and three-bedroom apartments there, with shopping centres and sports facilities, the project’s Web site halibet.com says. The prices, between $97,000 and $139,000, are low by London and New York standards, but out of reach for most Eritreans whose average income is just $130 per year. Eritrea Halibet Housing Project Glossy brochures are available in Eritrean embassies abroad and payment can be made in U.S. dollars, euros and British pounds but not in nakfa, the national currency. The government has hard currency reserves equal to only one month of imports, according to the Internati...