Addis Ketema
Addis Ketema is a district (sub-city) of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Addis Ketema is a district (sub-city) of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. As of 2011 its population was 271,664.
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Worth seeing in and around Addis Ketema
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Addis Ababa University
Addis Ababa University is a national university located in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It is the oldest university in Ethiopia.
3.2 km · national university in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia · Wikipedia - 02National Museum of Ethiopia
The National Museum of Ethiopia, also referred to as the Ethiopian National Museum, is a national museum in Ethiopia. It is located in the capital, Addis Ababa, near the Addis Ababa University's graduate school.
3.3 km · museum in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia · Wikipedia - 03Addis Ababa Stadium
Addis Ababa Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It is used mostly for football matches although it also has athletics facilities.
3.5 km · football stadium · Wikipedia - 04St. George's Cathedral
Saint George's Cathedral is an Ethiopian Orthodox church in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The cathedral is noted for its distinctive octagonal form.
2.1 km · cathedral in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia · Wikipedia - 05Holy Trinity Cathedral
Holy Trinity Cathedral, also known in Amharic as Kidist Selassie, is the highest ranking Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo cathedral in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It was initially built in 1931 under Emperor Haile Selassie before being disrupted by Italian invasion.
3.8 km · cathedral in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia · Wikipedia - 06National Archives and Library of Ethiopia
The National Archives and Library of Ethiopia, located in Addis Ababa, is the national library and archives of the country. The library was inaugurated in 1944 by Emperor Haile Selassie and began service with books donated by the emperor.
2.6 km · national archive and library · Wikipedia - 07Yekatit 12 monument
The Yekatit 12 monument is a memorial in Addis Ababa commemorating the Yekatit 12 pogrom, an Italian war crime in Ethiopia. The pogrom took place from 19 to 21 February 1937 and is known as Yekatit 12 after the start date in the Ethiopian calendar.
3.4 km · memorial monument in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia · Wikipedia - 08Tiglachin Monument
The Tiglachin Monument, also known as the Derg Monument, is a memorial to Ethiopian and Cuban soldiers involved in the Ogaden War. It was built during the rule of Mengistu Haile Mariam and on Churchill Avenue in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
2.6 km · memorial to Ethiopian and Cuban soldiers involved in the Ogaden War · Wikipedia - 09African Union Conference Center and Office Complex
The African Union Conference Center and Office Complex is a building in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It is the headquarters of the African Union and plays host to the biannual AU summits.
4 km · building in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia · Wikipedia - 10Miyazya 27 adebabay
Meyazia 27 Square, commonly called Arat Kilo, is an important and historic intersection and surrounding neighborhood in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, located where Adwa St, King George VI St, Queen Elizabeth II St, and Development Through Cooperation Ave come together. Its name denotes 27 Miyazya, both the day when Addis Ababa fell to Italy in 1936 and was liberated in 1941.
3.4 km · square in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia · Wikipedia
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Getting to Addis Ketema
- Airports
- Addis Ababa Bole (ADD), 10 km · Hawassa (AWA), 218 km
- Stations
- Lideta Army Airport, 3.4 km
- Hawassa → Addis Ketema223 km · quickest by road, 4h 27m · Br920–1,230
- Dire Dawa → Addis Ketema350 km · quickest by air, 3h 56m · Br5,800–8,990
- Jijiga → Addis Ketema448 km · quickest by air, 4h 34m · Br6,800–10,550
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No local-transport research exists yet for Addis Ketema
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Addis Ketema. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundBlue and white minibuses Blue and white minibuses/taxis travel quite efficiently around town.
- Get aroundTo catch a minibus, stand on the side of the road and hail it.
- Get aroundIt is worth having an Ethiopian guide with you if it is your first time using these taxis, since it can be quite chaotic to find out what minibuses go where, and from what places.
- Go nextAdama is accessible by bus and train, from there minibuses go to Sodere.
- Go nextIt's the only other chartered city in the country.
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Next door to Addis Ketema
Addis Ketema is 2 km from Addis Ababa, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Addis Ababacapital city of Ethiopia2.2 km
- Aradaborough of Addis Ababa2.2 km
- Gulleledistrict of Addis Ababa in Ethiopia3.5 km
- Kolfe Keraniodistrict of Addis Ababa in Ethiopia3.6 km
- LidetaDistrict of Addis Ababa2.5 km