Lideta
Lideta is a district (sub-city) of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Lideta is a district (sub-city) of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. As of 2011 its population was of 214,769.
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Worth seeing in and around Lideta
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 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.
2.4 km · football stadium · Wikipedia - 02St. 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.
3.4 km · cathedral in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia · Wikipedia - 03National 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.
1.9 km · national archive and library · Wikipedia - 04Meskel Square
Meskel Square is a public square in the city of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It is often a site for Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church gatherings or for demonstrations and festivals, notably, the Meskel Festival from which it takes its name.
2.9 km · square in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia · Wikipedia - 05"Red Terror" Martyrs' Memorial Museum
The Red Terror Martyrs' Memorial Museum in Addis Ababa was established in 2010 as a memorial to those who died during the Red Terror under the Derg government. The museum has displays of torture instruments, skulls and bones, coffins, bloody clothes and photographs of victims.
3.2 km · museum in Ethiopia · Wikipedia - 06Tiglachin 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.
2.1 km · memorial to Ethiopian and Cuban soldiers involved in the Ogaden War · Wikipedia - 07African 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.
1.7 km · building in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia · Wikipedia - 08Monument to the Lion of Judah
The monument to the Lion of Judah is a statue of the Lion of Judah, a symbol of Ethiopian Emperors and Ethiopia, and is located in Addis Ababa.
2.1 km · statue of Lion of Judah, located in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia · Wikipedia - 09Commercial Bank of Ethiopia Headquarters
The Commercial Bank of Ethiopia Headquarters, also known as the CBE Tower, is a skyscraper in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, that reached completion on February 13, 2022, establishing itself as the tallest building in Ethiopia. Rising to an architectural height of 209.3 m, the tower serves as the corporate headquarters for the state-owned Commercial Bank of Ethiopia, which is the largest banking institution in the nation.
2.3 km · building · 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.
4 km · square in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia · Wikipedia
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Getting to Lideta
- Airports
- Addis Ababa Bole (ADD), 8 km · Hawassa (AWA), 216 km
- Stations
- Lideta Army Airport, 1.3 km
- Hawassa → Lideta220 km · quickest by road, 4h 23m · Br920–1,220
- Dire Dawa → Lideta350 km · quickest by air, 3h 51m · Br5,730–8,880
- Jijiga → Lideta448 km · quickest by air, 4h 29m · Br6,730–10,440
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No local-transport research exists yet for Lideta
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 Lideta. 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.
From Wikivoyage: Addis Ababa, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Lideta
Lideta is 2 km from Addis Ababa, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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