Asmara is very diverse when it comes to religion.
Three big landmarks of the city are the St Joseph's Cathedral, Asmara of the
Catholic faith, the Enda Mariam Coptic Cathedral of the Eritrean Orthodox
Tewahedo Church and the Al Khulafa Al Rashiudin Mosque of the Islamic faith.
Christians and Muslims have lived peacefully together in Asmara for centuries.
The religion with the most believers in Asmara is the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo
Church (60%), Catholicism (15%) and Sunni Islam (25%). The towns and villages
surrounding the city in the highlands are predominantly Christian (most places
being all Christian). Further
