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
Coordinates
13.009, 42.739
Record updated
31 March 2026
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.