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Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa (sometimes spelled Addis Abeba, the spelling used by the official Ethiopian Mapping Authority; Amharic አዲስ አበባ, Āddīs Ābebā "new flower," adːiːs aβəβa; Oromo Finfinne) is the capital city of Ethiopia and the African Union, as well as its predecessor, the OAU. As a chartered city (ras gez astedader), Addis Ababa has the status of both a city and a state. The city has as many as 80 nationalities speaking 80 languages, and Christian, Muslim, and Jewish communities. Addis Ababa is a grassland biome. The city is located at From its lowest point, around Bole International Airport, at 2,326 metres above sea level in the southern periphery, the city rises to over 3,000 metres in the Entoto Mountains to the north.
The site was chosen by Empress Taytu Betul and the city was founded in 1886 by her husband, Emperor Menelik II, and now has a population of around four million, and an eight per cent annual growth rate.
The city lies at the foot of Mount Entoto, and is home to Addis Ababa University. (...) more....
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- other names: Addis Abeba
- population: 3,146,999
- area: 530.14 km²
- time zone: East Africa Time
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in Addis Ababa. Tafari Makonnen was made Emperor and proclaimed Negusa Negast (King of Kings), in Ethiopia. He was crowned on November 2, 1928 as Emperor Haile Selassie I at Addis Ababa's Cathedral of S...
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EventsEthiopia
Till Oct. 10, 2009 - Photo exhib. 'Trinity' by Leikun Nahusenai and Sebastien Cailleux @ Alliance Ethio Francaise, #Addis Ababa, #Ethiopia
2009-10-01
employEthiopia
Teach professional students at The International Leadership Institute, Addis Ababa http://bit.ly/DhGte
2009-10-01
Anddiswa
RT @rushay: Anddiswa: 2 my habeshas @Beruksha @tsepeaces @FanaAbay ... ~The beauty of the "New Flower" Addis Ababa: http://bit.ly/ie4w9
2009-09-29
Anddiswa
RT @FanaAbay: @Anddiswa Thanks for sharing! The Beauty of Addis Ababa is amazing: http://bit.ly/13vRYa << cheger yelem Konjo!>>
2009-09-29
Anddiswa
To my habeshas @Beruksha @tsepeaces @FanaAbay and @rushay check this out ~The beauty of the "New Flower" Addis Ababa: http://bit.ly/ie4w9
2009-09-29
Anddiswa
RT @a24media: Stills: The beauty of the "New Flower" Addis Ababa: http://bit.ly/ie4w9 <<beautiful pictures, thak you>>
2009-09-29
Anddiswa
RT @a24media: Stills: The beauty of the "New Flower" Addis Ababa: http://bit.ly/ie4w9 <<home *SIGH* >>
2009-09-29
isaacwana
Just returned from Addis Ababa, where i have been for the last one week attending a GIS user conference. Now trying to settle in at my work!
2009-09-29
isaacwana
Just returned from Addis Ababa, where i have been for the last one week attending a GIS user congerence. Now trying to settle in at my work!
2009-09-29
EventsEthiopia
September 28 -30, 2009: #African #Union (AU); 7th Labour and Social Affairs Commission (LASC) #Addis #Ababa #Ethiopia http://post.ly/6YDR
2009-09-28
MediaETHIOPIA
Amare Aregawi,owner of the weekly Reporter, found to be one of the most corrupted business peoples in Addis Ababa highly favoured by EPRDF.
2009-09-27
MediaETHIOPIA
Light earthquake has shocked Addis Ababa on sep 20,2009 with a rector scale of 5.5. It covered Amhara and Afar borders.
2009-09-26
EventsEthiopia
Public Speech in Addis Ababa - Every Wednesday at Imperial Hotel 06:30 PM. #Ethiopia http://post.ly/6LCT
2009-09-26
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