There’s almost no crime. Asmara is known as one of the safest cities in Africa.

这儿几乎没有犯罪，阿斯马拉是非洲最为安全的城市，许多人甚至懒得把他们的自行车上锁。

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The minute we landed at Asmara International, I was struck by how bright the light was.

从飞机在阿斯马拉国际机场降落的那一刻起，我就为强烈的日光所震惊。

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Asmara is located on a stony plateau, 7, 700 feet above sea level. It is essentially a city above the clouds.

阿斯马拉位于岩石构成的高原上，海拔7700英尺，可以说是一个在云端上的城市。

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Reports from Eritrea say a group of soldiers have surrounded the ministry of information building in the capital, Asmara.

BBC: Eritrea: 'Troops deployed' in Asmara

But when the shells began to burst, he was deported from Asmara, Eritrea's capital, on the ground that his father was Ethiopian.

ECONOMIST: Ethiopia's divided families

The Eritrean leaders were accompanied by their Ethiopian counterparts, who had themselves received a warm welcome in the Eritrean capital Asmara on Wednesday.

BBC: Leaders at prayer in Asmara (pic: Jorge Aramburu/UNMEE)