Where is Eritrea?

Eritrea is a country in Horn of Africa.

Eritrea in gold; its neighbours are lighter. Drawn from the outlines the game uses.

Type: Country
Continent: Africa
Region: Horn of Africa
Land borders: 3: Djibouti, Ethiopia, Sudan
Area: About 120,000 km² on the game’s map
Hemispheres: Northern; Eastern
Capital city: 15.48° N, 38.25° E

About Eritrea

Eritrea is a Horn of Africa country with a long Red Sea coastline, bordered by Sudan, Ethiopia and Djibouti. Its capital Asmara, listed by UNESCO in 2017, is famous for Italian-era modernist architecture. Independence came in 1993 after a thirty-year war, and Isaias Afwerki has led the one-party state ever since.

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Round 4 on 5 October 2026 (#34), hardest clue first:

Digs near the central town of Agordat revealed a pre-Aksumite culture called the Gash Group.
Its few bush elephants dig water holes used by olive baboons whose calls warn them of danger.
It is an observing member of the Arab League, alongside Brazil and Venezuela.
In July 2017 its whole capital, Asmara, was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Nearby places from past puzzles

Djibouti 610 km away
Sudan 620 km away
Yemen 640 km away
Ethiopia 720 km away
Saudi Arabia 1,400 km away
South Sudan 1,400 km away
Somalia 1,700 km away
Bahrain 1,800 km away

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Sources: Wikipedia: Eritrea. Borders, area and map from Natural Earth 1:50m outlines, the same ones the game uses.