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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Red Terror Martyrs’ Memorial Museum and Addis Ababa Stadium.
Red Terror Martyrs’ Memorial Museum
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. Red Terror Martyrs’ Memorial Museum is situated 200 metres east of Meskel Square.
Addis Ababa Stadium
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. The stadium has a capacity of 20,000 people. Addis Ababa Stadium is situated 610 metres northwest of Meskel Square.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Addis Ababa.
Addis Ababa
Photo: Vob08, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Addis Ababa is the capital and largest city of Ethiopia. It had an estimated population of almost 4 million in 2023 and it is growing very rapidly like many African cities.
Meskel Square
- Type: Square
- Description: square in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Location: Ethiopia, East Africa, Africa
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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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