Yekatit 12 monument

The Yekatit 12 monument is a memorial in commemorating the Yekatit 12 pogrom, an Italian war crime in . The pogrom took place from 19 to 21 February 1937 and is known as Yekatit 12 after the start date in the Ethiopian calendar.
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  • Type: Monument
  • Description: memorial monument in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
  • Also known as: “Monumento alle vittime del fascismo” and “የካቲት 12 መታሰቢያ ሐውልት”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Museum of Ethiopia and Institute of Ethiopian Studies.

Museum
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The , also referred to as the Ethiopian National Museum, is a national museum in . It is located in the capital, , near the Addis Ababa University's graduate school. is situated 650 metres south of Yekatit 12 monument.

Museum
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The Ethnological Museum, Addis Ababa, in , is a public institution dedicated to ethnology and culture. The Ethnological Museum houses anthropological, musicological and cultural objects. is situated 510 metres northwest of Yekatit 12 monument.

Church
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, also known in Amharic as Kidist Selassie, is the highest ranking Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo cathedral in , Ethiopia. is situated 1½ km south of Yekatit 12 monument.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Addis Ababa.

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is the capital and largest city of . With an estimated population of more than 6 million in 2026, it is growing very rapidly like many cities.

Yekatit 12 monument

Latitude
9.04384° or 9° 2′ 38″ north
Longitude
38.76123° or 38° 45′ 40″ east
Open location code
6GXW2QV6+GF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4550987996
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Wiki­data ID
Q2916449
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In Other Languages

From Croatian to Spanish—“Yekatit 12 monument” goes by many names.
  • Croatian: “Spomenik žrtvama fašizma, Adis Abeba”
  • French: “Yekatit 12”
  • German: “Yekatit-12-Denkmal”
  • Hausa: “Dandalin Tunawa da Yekatit 12”
  • Hebrew: “אנדרטת 12 ביכתית”
  • Italian: “Monumento allo Yekatit 12”
  • Serbian: “Споменик жртвама фашизма (Адис Абеба)”
  • Serbian: “Споменик жртвама фашизма”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Spomenik žrtvama fašizma, Adis Abeba”
  • Spanish: “Plaza Yekatit 12”

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