Asmara is the capital and most populous city of Eritrea, in the country's Central Region.

It sits at an elevation of 2,325 meters (7,628 ft), making it the sixth highest capital in the world by altitude. The city is located at the tip of an escarpment that is both the northwestern edge of the Eritrean Highlands and the Great Rift Valley in neighboring Ethiopia. In 2017, the city was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its well-preserved modernist architecture.