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Ethiopia
Rock-hewn churches cut down into the ground, a highland plateau nobody colonised, and its own calendar and alphabet. Coffee was found here.
Ethiopia in ten slides
Wikipedia · 4 Sep 2026
Best time to visit Ethiopia: Oct–Feb
Where people go in Ethiopia
- Addis Ababa2 days is about right
- Bahir Dar
- Dire Dawa
- Nazret
What people go to see in Ethiopia
Addis Ababa is the capital and largest city of Ethiopia. With an estimated population of 6,287,000 inhabitants as of 2025, it is the tenth largest city in Africa. At an elevation of 2,355 metres (7,726 ft), it is the fourth-highest capital city in the world and the highest capital in Africa.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 27 Aug 2026
Abshewaga · CC BY-SA 4.0
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. It was completed in 1942 and built to commemorate the Ethiopian victory over Italian occupation.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 7 Aug 2026
Gize12 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Addis Ababa University is a national university located in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It is the oldest university in Ethiopia. AAU has thirteen campuses.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 1 Sep 2026
The Eyubelyu (National) Palace, formerly Eyubelyu (Jubilee) Palace, is a palace in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It is an official residence of the President of Ethiopia since the Derg government.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2 Jun 2026
Unknown author · Public domain
Saint George's Cathedral is an Ethiopian Orthodox church in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The cathedral is noted for its distinctive octagonal form. It is located at the northern end of Churchill Road in the city.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 7 Aug 2026
Ondřej Žváček · CC BY 2.5
Menelik II, baptised as Sahle Maryam, was king of Shewa from 1866 to 1889 and Emperor of Ethiopia from 1889 to his death in 1913. A member of the Solomonic dynasty, Menelik expanded the Ethiopian Empire to its greatest historical extent and defeated Italian colonial forces at the Battle of Adwa in 1896.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 25 Aug 2026
Unknown author · Public domain
This is list of churches located in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 9 Feb 2024
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