Nakfa, Eritrea

Nakfa ናቕፋ
Nakfa Location in Eritrea
Coordinates: 16°40′N 38°28′E / 16.667°N 38.467°E / 16.667; 38.467
Country	Eritrea
Region	Northern Red Sea
District	Nakfa District

Nakfa (Tigrinya: ናቕፋ) is a town in northern Eritrea, after which the nakfa currency is named. It served as the base for the Eritrean People's Liberation Front, during the Eritrean War of Independence.

During the war, Nakfa was subjected to a number of destructive attacks that left only the mosque standing. Other towns, where hospitals, printing presses, factories, a radio station and a college are located, were built underground by Eritrea's independence fighters. The town is also surrounded by trenches.

Coordinates: 16°40′N 38°28′E / 16.667°N 38.467°E / 16.667; 38.467