History of the Jews in Eritrea

The location of Eritrea in Africa
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History of Eritrea
Arms of the flag of Eritrea
Pre-colonial
Prehistory
Land of Punt (c. 2500–980 BC)
Kingdom of Dəmot (c. 980–400 BC)
Aksumite Empire (c. 150 BC–AD 960)
Sultanate of Dahlak (960–1557)
Zagwe Dynasty (c. 1137–1270)
Ethiopian Empire (1270–1974)
Dankali Sultanate (c. Late 13th century–18th century)
Sultanate of Aussa (1734–1936)
Colonial
Eyalet-i Habeş (1554–1872)
Italian Eritrea (1882–1936)
Eritrea Governorate of Italian East Africa (1936–1941)
East African Campaign of World War II (1940–1941)
British Military Administration (1941–1952)
Post-Colonial
Autonomy within Ethiopia (1952–1962)
Eritrean War of Independence (1961–1991)
Annexation as the Eritrea Province (1962–1993)
Ethiopian Civil War (1974–1991)
State of Eritrea
1990s in Eritrea
Eritrean–Ethiopian War (1998–2000)
2000s in Eritrea
2010s in Eritrea
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Jews in Eritrea can trace their history back to the late 19th century arrival of Yemenite Jews.