Meskel 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.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Red Terror Martyrs‘ Memorial Museum and Addis Ababa Stadium.
Red Terror Martyrs‘ Memorial Museum
Museum
The Red Terror Martyrs' Memorial Museum in Addis Ababa… Red Terror Martyrs‘ Memorial Museum is situated 190 metres east of Meskel Square.
Addis Ababa Stadium
Stadium
Addis Ababa Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Addis Ababa Stadium is situated 610 metres northwest of Meskel Square.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Addis Ababa.
Meskel Square
- Type: Pedestrian zone
- Description: square in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Category: square
- Location: Ethiopia, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
9.01063° or 9° 0′ 38″ north
Longitude
38.76127° or 38° 45′ 41″ east
Elevation
2,346 metres (7,697 feet)
Open location code
6GXW2Q66+7G
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
highway=pedestrian
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In Other Languages
From Amharic to Spanish—“Meskel Square” goes by many names.
- Amharic: “መስቀል አደባባይ”
- Arabic: “ميدان مسكل”
- Dutch: “Meskel Square”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ميدان مسكل”
- Esperanto: “Placo Meksel”
- Esperanto: “Placo Meskel”
- French: “Mesqel adebabay”
- Hebrew: “כיכר מסקל”
- Indonesian: “Lapangan Meskel”
- Italian: “piazza Meskel”
- Italian: “Piazza Meskel”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Meskelplassen”
- Norwegian: “Meskelplassen”
- Polish: “Plac Meskel”
- Portuguese: “Praça Meskel”
- Spanish: “Plaza Meskel”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Meshuwalekiya and Riche.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Square Garden and Meskel Sq. Parking Entrance.
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