Meskel Square

Meskel Square is a public square in the city of , . 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.
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  • Pedestrian zone
  • …lies at an elevation of around 2,350 metres (7,700 feet)
  • Description: square in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Places of Interest Nearby

Discover Red Terror Martyrs‘ Memorial Museum and Addis Ababa Stadium.
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Museum
The Red Terror Martyrs' Memorial Museum in …
190 metres east of Meskel Square
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Stadium
is a multi-purpose stadium in , Ethiopia.
610 metres northwest of Meskel Square

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Addis Ababa.
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is the capital and largest city of .

Meskel Square

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Latitude
9.01063° or 9° 0′ 38″ north
Longitude
38.76127° or 38° 45′ 41″ east
Open location code
6GXW2Q66+7G
Open­Street­Map ID
way 151431280
Open­Street­Map feature
highway = pedestrian
Geo­Names ID
11609879
Wiki­data ID
Q2915799

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In Other Languages

From Amharic to Spanish—“Meskel Square” goes by many names.
መስቀል አደባባይAmharic
ميدان مسكلArabic
Meskel SquareDutch
ميدان مسكلEgyptian Arabic
Placo MekselEsperanto
Placo MeskelEsperanto
Mesqel adebabayFrench
כיכר מסקלHebrew
Lapangan MeskelIndonesian
Piazza MeskelItalian
MeskelplassenNorwegian
MeskelplassenNorwegian Bokmål
Plac MeskelPolish
Praça MeskelPortuguese
Plaza MeskelSpanish

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