City profile · Eritrea · Africa
Assab
Southern Red Sea · Eritrea
City population
21,300
#5
in Eritrea
#24,113
worldwide
13.009, 42.739 · 485 km from Asmara
About Assab
Assab is a city in Southern Red Sea, Eritrea with a population of 21,300. It is the 5th largest of the 7 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Eritrea, and the 24,113th largest worldwide. It lies 485 km from Asmara.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Southern Red Sea
Elevation
22 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Asmara
Coordinates
13.009, 42.739
Record updated
2026-03-31
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 7 in EritreaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.