Addis Mercato
Merkato is a large open-air marketplace in the Addis Ketema, district of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and the name refers to the neighborhood in which it is located.Photo: JanManu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Anwar Grand Mosque and St. George’s Cathedral.
Anwar Grand Mosque
Mosque
The Grand Anwar Mosque, also called Al-Anwar Mosque or simply Anwar Mosque, is a mosque located in a place of Merkato within Arada district of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Anwar Grand Mosque is situated 370 metres north of Addis Mercato.
St. George’s Cathedral
Church
Photo: Vob08, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint George's Cathedral is an Ethiopian Orthodox church in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The cathedral is noted for its distinctive octagonal form. It is located at the northern end of Churchill Road in the city. St. George’s Cathedral is situated 1½ km northeast of Addis Mercato.
Tiglachin Monument
Work of art
Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.
The Tiglachin Monument, also known as the Derg Monument, is a memorial to Ethiopian and Cuban soldiers involved in the Ogaden War. It was built during the rule of Mengistu Haile Mariam and on Churchill Avenue in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Tiglachin Monument is situated 1½ km southeast of Addis Mercato.
Addis Mercato
- Type: Marketplace
- Description: marketplace in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Category: market
- Location: Addis Ketema Sub-City, Addis Ababa, Central Ethiopia, Ethiopia, East Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
9.02963° or 9° 1′ 47″ northLongitude
38.7396° or 38° 44′ 23″ eastOpen location code
6GXW2PHQ+VROpenStreetMap ID
node 5032060364OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=marketplaceWikidata ID
Q2920069
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Amharic to Swedish—“Addis Mercato” goes by many names.
- Amharic: “መርካቶ”
- Catalan: “Mercato”
- Catalan: “Merkato”
- Hebrew: “מרקאטו”
- Italian: “Addis Merkato”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Merkato”
- Norwegian: “Merkato”
- Russian: “Аддис-Меркато”
- Spanish: “Merkato”
- Swedish: “Merkato”
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