Nefasit

Nefasit نفاسيت
Town
Nefasit Location in Eritrea
Coordinates: 15°20′00″N 39°03′43″E / 15.33333°N 39.06194°E / 15.33333; 39.06194
Country	Eritrea
Region	Northern Red Sea
District	Ghinda
Elevation	1,700 m (5,500 ft)
Population  (2005)
• Total	8,727
Climate	Cfa

Nefasit (Arabic: نفاسيت, Tigrinya: ነፋሲት Tigrinya pronunciation: [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.^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[citation needed]}