| Administration type | Zoba |
| Administrator | Osman Mohammed Omar |
| Capital | Massawa |
| Population | 459,056 |
| Surface Area | 27,800 km² |
The Northern Red Sea region of Eritrea is one of the country's six regions. ||}At the time of Independence in 1993 Eritrea was arranged into ten provinces Massawa, formerly known as Mitsiwa ( Ge'ez ምጽዋ miṣṣiwa, Arabic مصوع maṣṣawaʿ Eritrea () ( Ge'ez: ኤርትራ ʾErtrā, Arabic: إرتريا Iritriya) officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in ||}At the time of Independence in 1993 Eritrea was arranged into ten provinces It lies along the northern half of the Red Sea, and includes the Dahlak Archipelago and the coastal city of Massawa. The Red Sea is a Salt water Inlet of the Indian Ocean between Africa and Asia. The Dahlak Archipelago is an Island group located in the Red Sea near Massawa, Eritrea. Massawa, formerly known as Mitsiwa ( Ge'ez ምጽዋ miṣṣiwa, Arabic مصوع maṣṣawaʿ The region borders the Anseba, Central and Southern regions to the west, and the Southern Red Sea region to the east. Anseba (ኣንሰባ is an inland region of Eritrea, in the west of the country Maekel, or Maakel, or the Central region is one of the six regions of Eritrea. Debub is a region of Eritrea, also known as the Southern region. The Southern Red Sea region of Eritrea is one of the six main Regions of Eritrea. It has an area of around 27,800 km².
The region also includes the following districts: