Ethiopia
Ethiopia is a landlocked East African nation often called the cradle of humankind, where cutting-edge history meets deep ancient traditions. Uniquely, it was never fully colonized and operates on its own calendar, clock, and alphabet.
Cities & regions
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Adama, still widely called Nazret or Nazareth, is a fast-growing city of well over 400,000 people in the Oromia region of central Ethiopia, roughly 100 km so…
Open guideAddis Ababa is the capital of Ethiopia and the diplomatic capital of Africa, seat of the African Union and the UN Economic Commission for Africa. It sits at…
Open guideAxum (also spelled Aksum) is a small town in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, close to the Eritrean border, and the most historically and archaeologically…
Open guideBahir Dar is a green, palm-lined lakeside town on the southern shore of Lake Tana in Ethiopia's Amhara region, and the most relaxed stop on the northern hist…
Open guideDire Dawa is Ethiopia's second city and its great railway town, sitting in the hot eastern lowlands at the base of the highland escarpment, roughly 515-525 k…
Open guideGondar is the old imperial capital of Ethiopia, in the Amhara region of the northern highlands, and is universally nicknamed the Camelot of Africa for the ex…
Open guideHarar is a walled medieval city in eastern Ethiopia, at about 1,850 m on the escarpment above the Somali lowlands, and it is unlike anywhere else in the coun…
Open guideMekele (also written Mekelle or Mek'ele) is the capital of Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, a highland city of roughly 458,000 people sitting at around 2,1…
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