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Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Keren" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D8%B1%D9%86_(%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%87)" title="کرن (اریتره) – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="کرن (اریتره)" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keren" title="Keren – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Keren" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keren_(kapital_sa_rehiyon)" title="Keren (kapital sa rehiyon) – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Keren (kapital sa rehiyon)" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keren" title="Keren – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Keren" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sn mw-list-item"><a href="https://sn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keren,_Eritrea" title="Keren, Eritrea – Shona" lang="sn" hreflang="sn" data-title="Keren, Eritrea" data-language-autonym="ChiShona" data-language-local-name="Shona" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ChiShona</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keren" title="Keren – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Keren" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keren" title="Keren – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Keren" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9A%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%AD%CE%BD" title="Κερέν – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Κερέν" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keren" title="Keren – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Keren" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kereno" title="Kereno – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Kereno" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keren" title="Keren – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Keren" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D8%B1%D9%86_(%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%87)" title="کرن (اریتره) – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="کرن (اریتره)" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keren" title="Keren – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Keren" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%BC%80%EB%A0%8C" title="케렌 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="케렌" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keren" title="Keren – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Keren" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keren,_Eritrea" title="Keren, Eritrea – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Keren, Eritrea" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zu mw-list-item"><a href="https://zu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keren,_Eritrea" title="Keren, Eritrea – Zulu" lang="zu" hreflang="zu" data-title="Keren, Eritrea" data-language-autonym="IsiZulu" data-language-local-name="Zulu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>IsiZulu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheren" title="Cheren – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Cheren" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A7%D7%A8%D7%9F_(%D7%A2%D7%99%D7%A8)" title="קרן (עיר) – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="קרן (עיר)" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%99%E1%83%94%E1%83%A0%E1%83%94%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98" title="კერენი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="კერენი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keren" title="Keren – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Keren" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerenas" title="Kerenas – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Kerenas" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%86_(%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%87_%D9%81%D9%89_%D8%A7%D9%82%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%85_%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%86)" title="كرن (مدينه فى اقليم كرن) – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="كرن (مدينه فى اقليم كرن)" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keren,_Eritrea" title="Keren, Eritrea – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Keren, Eritrea" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%8D%D1%80%D1%8D%D0%BD" title="Кэрэн – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="Кэрэн" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Монгол</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keren_(Eritrea)" title="Keren (Eritrea) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Keren (Eritrea)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B1%E3%83%AC%E3%83%B3" title="ケレン – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ケレン" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keren" title="Keren – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Keren" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keren" title="Keren – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Keren" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keren" title="Keren – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Keren" data-language-autonym="Português" 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English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keren" title="Keren – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Keren" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keren" title="Keren – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Keren" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keren" title="Keren – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Keren" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li 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.infobox-below{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-above{font-size:125%;line-height:1.3em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-subheader{background-color:#cddeff;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-native{font-weight:normal;padding-top:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-other-name{font-size:78%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-official{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption{padding:0.3em 0 0 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption-link{padding:0.2em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-nickname{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-fn{font-weight:normal;display:inline}</style><table class="infobox ib-settlement vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div class="fn org">Keren</div> <div class="nickname ib-settlement-native"><span title="Arabic-language text"><span lang="ar" dir="rtl">كرن</span></span> <span class="languageicon" style="font-size:100%; font-weight:normal">(<a 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style="width:250x200px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:250x200px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:250x200px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Eritrea_adm_location_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Keren is located in Eritrea"><img alt="Keren is located in Eritrea" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Eritrea_adm_location_map.svg/250px-Eritrea_adm_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="199" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Eritrea_adm_location_map.svg/375px-Eritrea_adm_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Eritrea_adm_location_map.svg/500px-Eritrea_adm_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1898" data-file-height="1512" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:40.972%;left:31.514%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span 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.geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Keren,_Eritrea&params=15_46_40_N_38_27_29_E_region:ER-AN_type:city"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">15°46′40″N</span> <span class="longitude">38°27′29″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">15.77778°N 38.45806°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">15.77778; 38.45806</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Countries_of_the_world" class="mw-redirect" title="Countries of the world">Country</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Eritrea" title="Eritrea">Eritrea</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Regions_of_Eritrea" title="Regions of Eritrea">Region</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Anseba_Region" title="Anseba Region">Anseba</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Districts_of_Eritrea" class="mw-redirect" title="Districts of Eritrea">District</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Keren_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Keren District">Keren</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">1,590 m (5,220 ft)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2016)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • City</div></th><td class="infobox-data">120,000<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_area" title="Metropolitan area">Metro</a><div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">146,483</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Keren</b> (<a href="/wiki/Tigrinya_language" title="Tigrinya language">Tigrinya</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tigre_language" title="Tigre language">Tigre</a>: <span title="Tigrinya-language text"><span lang="ti">ከረን</span></span>, <a href="/wiki/Arabic_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Arabic language">Arabic</a>: كرن, <a href="/wiki/Italian_language" title="Italian language">Italian</a>: <i>Cheren</i>), historically known as <b>Sanhit</b>,<sup id="cite_ref-shinn_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-shinn-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is the second-largest city in <a href="/wiki/Eritrea" title="Eritrea">Eritrea</a>. It is situated around 91 kilometres (57 mi) northwest of <a href="/wiki/Asmara" title="Asmara">Asmara</a> at an elevation of 1,590 metres (5,220 ft) above sea-level. The city sprawls on a wide basin surrounded by granitic mountains on all sides. It serves as the capital of the <a href="/wiki/Anseba_Region" title="Anseba Region">Anseba Region</a>, and is home to a number of <a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_Eritrea#Ethno-linguistic_groups" title="Demographics of Eritrea">ethnic groups</a> including the <a href="/wiki/Bilen_people" title="Bilen people">Bilen</a> people and <a href="/wiki/Tigre_people" title="Tigre people">Tigre</a> people.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Keren,_Eritrea&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Indian_troops_stand_next_to_a_Cheren_(Keren)_signpost,_May_1941.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Indian_troops_stand_next_to_a_Cheren_%28Keren%29_signpost%2C_May_1941.jpg/220px-Indian_troops_stand_next_to_a_Cheren_%28Keren%29_signpost%2C_May_1941.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="167" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Indian_troops_stand_next_to_a_Cheren_%28Keren%29_signpost%2C_May_1941.jpg/330px-Indian_troops_stand_next_to_a_Cheren_%28Keren%29_signpost%2C_May_1941.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Indian_troops_stand_next_to_a_Cheren_%28Keren%29_signpost%2C_May_1941.jpg/440px-Indian_troops_stand_next_to_a_Cheren_%28Keren%29_signpost%2C_May_1941.jpg 2x" data-file-width="618" data-file-height="470" /></a><figcaption>Indian troops stand next to a Cheren (Keren) signpost, May 1941</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="19th_century">19th century</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Keren,_Eritrea&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: 19th century"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Keren was originally a trading settlement on the Ethiopian frontier, laying on an arid highland plain between the Ansaba and Barka rivers. The settlement owned its importance to its position on the trade route between <a href="/wiki/Massawa" title="Massawa">Massawa</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sudan" title="Sudan">Sudan</a>. The market was largely dominated by traders from <a href="/wiki/Arkiko" title="Arkiko">Arkiko</a>, whose grain was brought for purchase in exchange for camels of the local <a href="/wiki/Hedareb_people" title="Hedareb people">Hedareb tribe</a>. Goods sold at Keren also included cotton cloth from Sennar and Egypt, as well as ivory, skins, ostrich feathers and maize from Tigre and Amhara. Much of these goods were purchased by traders travelling up from <a href="/wiki/Massawa" title="Massawa">Massawa</a>. In the middle of the 19th century, Keren was estimated to be a settlement of 350 huts and around 2,000 inhabitants.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Two <a href="/wiki/Congregation_of_the_Mission" title="Congregation of the Mission">Lazarist</a> missionaries, <a href="/wiki/Giuseppe_Sapeto" title="Giuseppe Sapeto">Giuseppe Sapeto</a> and Giovanni Stella, undertook a missionary tour of the locality in 1851. Four years later Stella built himself a stone house and established an Italian agricultural colony in the area after obtaining a land concession from the local ruler, Dejazmach Haylu of <a href="/wiki/Hamasien" class="mw-redirect" title="Hamasien">Hamasien</a>. Stella died in 1869 after which the colony soon disintegrated due to the Italian government refusing to give any support. Missionary activity was curtailed by Emperor <a href="/wiki/Yohannes_IV" title="Yohannes IV">Yohannes IV</a> in 1871, who arrested the missionaries and had the hands and feet of the converts amputated.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the following year, Keren and Bogos were taken over by the Egyptian governor <a href="/wiki/Werner_Munzinger" title="Werner Munzinger">Werner Munzinger</a>, who established a fort at a hill called Sanhit. The introduction of Egyptian rule was followed by renewed missionary activity by the Lazarists, who set up a school in 1874 and built a small number of wooden houses and churches in 1875 with financial assistance from the Egyptian government. There was also a number of Greeks, Arabs and Italians who lived within the settlement.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During the <a href="/wiki/Egyptian-Ethiopian_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Egyptian-Ethiopian War">Egyptian-Ethiopian War</a>, the Egyptians feared that Yohannes would march against Sanhit, and accordingly reinforced its garrison. In October 1876, the Ethiopians burnt down houses and villages only two hours away from the settlement. Egyptian patrols encountered Ethiopian forces a mere hour away from the fort, but the Ethiopians never attacked the fort and later withdrew from the area. In February 1885, Egyptian troops withdrew from Keren and Sanhit, allowing Yohannes to seize the occasion and occupy it. Ethiopian control of Keren was short-lived, for in December 1889 the Italians rushed up from Massawa and took the opportunity to seize the town. Keren thus became a part of <a href="/wiki/Italian_Eritrea" title="Italian Eritrea">Italian Eritrea</a> which was formally proclaimed in 1890.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="20th_century">20th century</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Keren,_Eritrea&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 20th century"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The coming of Italians from the coastal area was followed by the emigration of thousands of Arabs, Jews, Greeks and Armenians to the region. Majority of those migrants were engaged in trade activities especially the Greeks, and as a result a Greek church was built in Keren. Between 1906 and 1916, the Italians constructed the Administration building, by Feyorcardo Vitorio. This building was built at the times known as to be the town's modernization period. Jacobo Givonti, an Italian businessman constructed the present Commercial Bank in 1916. Cinema Impero and the residential complexes in the area were constructed in the same year, 1916. Later with the rise of fascism in Italy, Caza Del Fache and Caza Del Majori were constructed in 1920 to be the recreation and residential buildings, respectively for the Italian settlers in the town.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1911, the railroad was constructed to connect Asmara and Massawa which later continued to reach the town of Keren, and in 1918 a train station was constructed in Keren. In 1920, the train station started to render service to the inhabitants of the area which resulted to the expansion of the agricultural activities by the local inhabitants in the area. The establishment of the railroad and train station also made vital contribution to the town's growth. </p> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Keren_Italian_War_Cemetery,_2024_(1).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Keren_Italian_War_Cemetery%2C_2024_%281%29.jpg/300px-Keren_Italian_War_Cemetery%2C_2024_%281%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Keren_Italian_War_Cemetery%2C_2024_%281%29.jpg/450px-Keren_Italian_War_Cemetery%2C_2024_%281%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Keren_Italian_War_Cemetery%2C_2024_%281%29.jpg/600px-Keren_Italian_War_Cemetery%2C_2024_%281%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="7952" data-file-height="5304" /></a><figcaption>Italian War Cemetery in Keren</figcaption></figure> <p>During <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, Keren was the site of a key <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Keren" title="Battle of Keren">battle between Italian and British troops</a> in February – March 1941. There is a place called Tenkuluhas which named after the fighting between the Italians and British in the area, and has its name from the Bilen language meaning the place where the soldiers of the gigantic forces wipe out. </p><p>During the <a href="/wiki/Eritrean_War_of_Independence" title="Eritrean War of Independence">Eritrean War of Independence</a>, Keren fell to the <a href="/wiki/Eritrean_People%27s_Liberation_Front" title="Eritrean People's Liberation Front">Eritrean People's Liberation Front</a> in March 1977, but was recaptured by the Ethiopian Army in November 1978. The EPLF would then besiege the Ethiopian garrison at Keren until its surrender in May 1991.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Keren,_Eritrea&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div><p> As of 2016, Keren has a population of around 120,000 inhabitants. Residents belong to various, mainly <a href="/wiki/Afroasiatic_languages" title="Afroasiatic languages">Afroasiatic-speaking</a> ethnic groups, of which the Tigre people, Bilen people and Tigrinya people.</p><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Giro_Fiori_(8384455892).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Giro_Fiori_%288384455892%29.jpg/220px-Giro_Fiori_%288384455892%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Giro_Fiori_%288384455892%29.jpg/330px-Giro_Fiori_%288384455892%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Giro_Fiori_%288384455892%29.jpg/440px-Giro_Fiori_%288384455892%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a><figcaption>City scenery in Keren</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Climate">Climate</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Keren,_Eritrea&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Keren has a <a href="/wiki/Semi-arid_climate#Hot_semi-arid_climates" title="Semi-arid climate">hot semi-arid climate</a> (<a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification" title="Köppen climate classification">Köppen</a> <i>BSh</i>), with two main seasons. There is a short monsoonal <a href="/wiki/Wet_season" title="Wet season">wet season</a> from June to September and a length <a href="/wiki/Dry_season" title="Dry season">dry season</a> covering the rest of the year. Vis-à-vis most hot semi-arid climates in northern Africa like those of <a href="/wiki/Niamey" title="Niamey">Niamey</a> or <a href="/wiki/N%27Djamena" title="N'Djamena">N'Djamena</a>, Keren's climate is much less extreme due to the city's higher altitude. Nonetheless, in the period between March and mid-June immediately before the wet season begins, afternoon temperatures still average over 33.1 °C (91.6 °F) for around four months. Following the wet season, temperatures remain very warm to hot during the day, but the mornings become comfortably cool. </p> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:auto; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for Keren (1991–2021) </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FF6E00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25.5<br />(77.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF6100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.4<br />(81.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF5400; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.2<br />(84.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF4B00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">30.5<br />(86.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF4400; color:#000000;" class="notheme">31.5<br />(88.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF5000; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.8<br />(85.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF6C00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25.8<br />(78.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF7600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.3<br />(75.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF6300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.1<br />(80.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF5E00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.8<br />(82.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF6600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.6<br />(79.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF6E00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25.4<br />(77.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF5F00; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">27.6<br />(81.6) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FFC388; color:#000000;" class="notheme">13.1<br />(55.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFC081; color:#000000;" class="notheme">13.6<br />(56.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFB872; color:#000000;" class="notheme">14.7<br />(58.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFAD5C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">16.3<br />(61.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFA54B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17.5<br />(63.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF9D3C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">18.6<br />(65.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFA74F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17.2<br />(63.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFA954; color:#000000;" class="notheme">16.9<br />(62.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFAD5C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">16.3<br />(61.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFBD7C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">14.0<br />(57.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFBC7A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">14.1<br />(57.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFC184; color:#000000;" class="notheme">13.4<br />(56.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFB367; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">15.5<br />(59.9) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average rainfall mm (inches) </th> <td style="background: #FDFFFD; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FDFFFD; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #F6FFF6; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6<br />(0.2) </td> <td style="background: #EAFFEA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">13<br />(0.5) </td> <td style="background: #DFFFDF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">21<br />(0.8) </td> <td style="background: #BBFFBB; color:#000000;" class="notheme">44<br />(1.7) </td> <td style="background: #72FF72; color:#000000;" class="notheme">94<br />(3.7) </td> <td style="background: #00D500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">199<br />(7.8) </td> <td style="background: #41FF41; color:#000000;" class="notheme">123<br />(4.8) </td> <td style="background: #F4FFF4; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7<br />(0.3) </td> <td style="background: #F8FFF8; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4<br />(0.2) </td> <td style="background: #FDFFFD; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #BDFFBD; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">514<br />(20) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average precipitation days </th> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0 </td> <td style="background: #F2F2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1 </td> <td style="background: #CDCDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4 </td> <td style="background: #9999FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8 </td> <td style="background: #3939FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">16 </td> <td style="background: #0000FA; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">21 </td> <td style="background: #6666FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">12 </td> <td style="background: #F2F2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1 </td> <td style="background: #F2F2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0 </td> <td style="background: #BBBBFF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">64 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Relative_humidity" class="mw-redirect" title="Relative humidity">relative humidity</a> (%) </th> <td style="background: #1D1DFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">59 </td> <td style="background: #2828FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">56 </td> <td style="background: #3F3FFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">50 </td> <td style="background: #4F4FFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">46 </td> <td style="background: #6969FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">39 </td> <td style="background: #5656FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">44 </td> <td style="background: #0000EE; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">71 </td> <td style="background: #0000C0; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">83 </td> <td style="background: #0A0AFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">64 </td> <td style="background: #2C2CFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">55 </td> <td style="background: #1919FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">60 </td> <td style="background: #1111FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">62 </td> <td style="background: #2424FF; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">57 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean monthly <a href="/wiki/Sunshine_duration" title="Sunshine duration">sunshine hours</a> </th> <td style="background: #EDED09; color:#000000;" class="notheme">296.7 </td> <td style="background: #FFFF37; color:#000000;" class="notheme">346.4 </td> <td style="background: #F6F61E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">335.4 </td> <td style="background: #FFFF34; color:#000000;" class="notheme">363.3 </td> <td style="background: #FFFF35; color:#000000;" class="notheme">376.5 </td> <td style="background: #FEFE31; color:#000000;" class="notheme">357.9 </td> <td style="background: #E8E800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">274.1 </td> <td style="background: #DCDC00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">219.3 </td> <td style="background: #F3F318; color:#000000;" class="notheme">313.3 </td> <td style="background: #F5F51D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">332.2 </td> <td style="background: #F4F41A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">316.6 </td> <td style="background: #ECEC06; color:#000000;" class="notheme">290.3 </td> <td style="background: #F4F418; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">3,822 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source: Climate-Data<sup id="cite_ref-climate_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-climate-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Attractions">Attractions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Keren,_Eritrea&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Attractions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mariam_Dearit_Madonna_of_the_Baobab.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Mariam_Dearit_Madonna_of_the_Baobab.jpg/220px-Mariam_Dearit_Madonna_of_the_Baobab.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Mariam_Dearit_Madonna_of_the_Baobab.jpg/330px-Mariam_Dearit_Madonna_of_the_Baobab.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Mariam_Dearit_Madonna_of_the_Baobab.jpg/440px-Mariam_Dearit_Madonna_of_the_Baobab.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3072" data-file-height="2304" /></a><figcaption>Madonna of the <a href="/wiki/Adansonia" title="Adansonia">Baobab</a>. In 1941 Italian soldiers took refuge in the tree from British planes. The tree was hit but the Italians and the shrine survived. It is a popular tourist attraction.</figcaption></figure> <p>Attractions in the city include the nineteenth century <a href="/w/index.php?title=Tigu&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tigu (page does not exist)">Tigu</a> <a href="/wiki/Fort" class="mw-redirect" title="Fort">fort</a>, the <a href="/w/index.php?title=St_Maryam_Deari&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="St Maryam Deari (page does not exist)">St Maryam Deari</a> <a href="/wiki/Chapel" title="Chapel">chapel</a>, lying in a <a href="/wiki/Adansonia_digitata" title="Adansonia digitata">baobab</a> tree, the 1920s former <a href="/wiki/Railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Railway station">railway station</a>, the old mosque, Sayed Bakri Mausoleum, <a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a> and <a href="/wiki/Italian_Army" title="Italian Army">Italian Army</a> cemeteries and local <a href="/wiki/Market_(place)" class="mw-redirect" title="Market (place)">markets</a>. The nearby sixth century <a href="/wiki/Debre_Sina_(Eritrea)" class="mw-redirect" title="Debre Sina (Eritrea)">Debre Sina</a> <a href="/wiki/Monastery" title="Monastery">monastery</a> is also known for its cave dwellings. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Blacksmith_Shop_(8383370253).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Blacksmith_Shop_%288383370253%29.jpg/220px-Blacksmith_Shop_%288383370253%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Blacksmith_Shop_%288383370253%29.jpg/330px-Blacksmith_Shop_%288383370253%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Blacksmith_Shop_%288383370253%29.jpg/440px-Blacksmith_Shop_%288383370253%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a><figcaption> Blacksmith shop in Keren</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Districts">Districts</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Keren,_Eritrea&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Districts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The town's outlying <a href="/wiki/Subregions_of_Eritrea" title="Subregions of Eritrea">subregions</a> include: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Elabered" class="mw-redirect" title="Elabered">Elabered</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geleb_Subregion" title="Geleb Subregion">Geleb Subregion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hagaz" title="Hagaz">Hagaz</a> (Hagat)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Halhal_Subregion" title="Halhal Subregion">Halhal</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Melabso&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Melabso (page does not exist)">Melabso</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 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