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Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa is the capital and largest city of . It had an estimated population of almost 4 million in 2023 and it is growing very rapidly like many cities.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Bole International Airport and Addis Ababa Stadium.

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is the main airport of and one of the busiest hubs in all of Africa. It is 6 km southeast from the centre of .

Stadium
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
is a multi-purpose stadium in , . It is used mostly for football matches although it also has athletics facilities. The stadium has a capacity of 20,000 people.

Museum
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
The Red Terror Martyrs' Memorial Museum in was established in 2010 as a memorial to those who died during the Red Terror under the Derg government.

Addis Ababa

Latitude
9° north
Longitude
38.75° or 38° 45′ east
Population
3,150,000
Elevation
2,312 metres (7,585 feet)
Open location code
6GXW2Q22+22
Open­Street­Map ID
node 321732075
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­state
Geo­Names ID
444178
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Satellite Map

Discover Addis Ababa from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Amharic to Ukrainian—“Addis Ababa” goes by many names.
  • Amharic: “Ādīs Ābeba Āstedader”
  • Amharic: “Ādīs Ābeba”
  • Bengali: “আদ্দিস আবাবা”
  • Finnish: “Addis Abeba”
  • French: “Addis-Abeba”
  • German: “Addis Abeba”
  • Lithuanian: “Adis Abeba”
  • Portuguese: “Adis Abeba”
  • Russian: “Аддис-Абеба”
  • Spanish: “Adís Abeba”
  • Ukrainian: “Аддис-Абеба”

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