Asmara-Massawa Cableway
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The Asmara-Massawa Cableway was built by the Italians
in 1938 in Eritrea
, with the work done by the Ceretti and Tanfani Italian engineering firm. It connected the port of Massawa
with the city of Asmara
and ran a distance of some 75 kilometres. It moved food, supplies and war materials for the Imperial Italian Army then conquering Ethiopia. The British
later dismantled it in 1941, salvaging the diesel engines during their eleven year occupation after defeating the Italians in World War II
. The towers stood for many years and were scrapped in the 1980s in the re-building following the civil war.
Italy
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in 1938 in Eritrea
Eritrea
Eritrea , officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa. Eritrea derives it's name from the Greek word Erethria, meaning 'red land'. The capital is Asmara. It is bordered by Sudan in the west, Ethiopia in the south, and Djibouti in the southeast...
, with the work done by the Ceretti and Tanfani Italian engineering firm. It connected the port of Massawa
Massawa
Massawa, also known as Mitsiwa Massawa, also known as Mitsiwa Massawa, also known as Mitsiwa (Ge'ez ምጽዋዕ , formerly ባጽዕ is a city on the Red Sea coast of Eritrea. An important port for many centuries, it was ruled by a succession of polities, including the Axumite Empire, the Umayyad Caliphate,...
with the city of Asmara
Asmara
Asmara is the capital city and largest settlement in Eritrea, home to a population of around 579,000 people...
and ran a distance of some 75 kilometres. It moved food, supplies and war materials for the Imperial Italian Army then conquering Ethiopia. The British
United Kingdom
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later dismantled it in 1941, salvaging the diesel engines during their eleven year occupation after defeating the Italians in World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. The towers stood for many years and were scrapped in the 1980s in the re-building following the civil war.