Nefasit Explained

Official Name:Nefasit
Native Name:نفاسيت
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Eritrea
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Eritrea
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name: Eritrea
Subdivision Name1:Northern Red Sea
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Ghinda
Population As Of:2005
Population Total:8727
Coordinates:15.3333°N 39.0619°W
Elevation Ft:5500
Blank Name:Climate

Nefasit (Arabic: نفاسيت, in Tigrinya pronounced as /nɐfasit/), also known as Tappa Nefasit, is a small town in the Northern Red Sea Region of Eritrea. Monastery of Debre Bizen is located at the mountains above.

According to multiple tour groups the stretch between the capital Asmara and Nefasit is the most beautiful in Eritrea. There's a colonial era Italian railway that occasionally runs from Asmara.

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