Eritrean history is marked by a rich tapestry of cultures and influences, beginning with ancient civilizations such as the Kingdom of Aksum, which thrived between the 1st and 7th centuries CE. The region became a significant trade hub, connecting Africa, Arabia, and beyond. Throughout the medieval period, Eritrea experienced the rise of the Islamic Sultanates, which played a crucial role in its cultural and economic development. In the late 19th century, Eritrea fell under Italian colonial rule, leading to significant infrastructure development but also oppression. After World War II, Eritrea was federated with Ethiopia, which eventually led to a brutal struggle for independence starting in the 1960s. Eritrea finally gained its independence in 1993 after a lengthy and devastating war, establishing itself as a sovereign state. The journey of Eritrea continues to evolve, shaped by its unique heritage and the challenges it faces today.
ታሪኽ ኤርትራ፡ ካብ ከም በዓል ንግስነት ኣኽሱም ዝኣመሰሉ ጥንታውያን ስልጣነታት ጀሚርካ፡ ኣብ መንጎ 1ይን 7ይን ክፍለ ዘመን ድ.ክ. እቲ ዞባ ንኣፍሪቃን ዓረብን ኪኖኡ ዉን ዘራኽብ ትርጉም ዘለዎ ማእከል ንግዲ ኮይኑ። ኣብ ምሉእ ማእከላይ ዘመን፡ ኤርትራ ኣብ ባህላውን ቁጠባውን ምዕባለኣ ወሳኒ ተራ ዝተጻወተት እስላማዊ ሱልጣናውያን ምልዓል ኣጋጢምዋ። ኣብ መወዳእታ መበል 19 ክፍለ ዘመን ኤርትራ ኣብ ትሕቲ መግዛእቲ ጥልያን ብምውዳቓ፡ ርኡይ ምዕባለ ትሕተ-ቅርጺ ግን ከኣ ጭቆና’ውን ኣስዒባ። ድሕሪ ካልኣይ ኲናት ዓለም፡ ኤርትራ ምስ ኢትዮጵያ ፈደረሽን ብምንባራ፡ ኣብ መወዳእታ ካብ 1960ታት ጀሚሩ ንናጽነት ኣረሜናዊ ቃልሲ ኣስዒቡ። ኤርትራ ኣብ መወዳእታ ኣብ 1993 ድሕሪ ነዊሕን ኣዕናዊን ኲናት ናጽነታ ረኺባ፡ ከም ልኡላዊት ሃገር ተመስሪታ። ጉዕዞ ኤርትራ ብፍሉይ ውርሻኣ ሎሚ ዘጋጥማ ዘሎ ብድሆታትን ተቐሪጹ እናማዕበለ ይኸይድ ኣሎ።
