Ziway
Ziway, also called Zway or Batu, is a town on the shore of Lake Ziway, a Rift Valley lake, in Oromia, Ethiopia. Lake Ziway is the closest major Rift Valley lake to Addis Ababa, 162 km south of Addis Ababa.
- Town with about 43,700 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 1,640 metres (5,390 feet)
- Description: place in Oromia, Ethiopia
- Also known as“Batu”“Zwai”“Zway”
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Latitude
7.9358° or 7° 56′ 9″ north
Longitude
38.7165° or 38° 42′ 59″ east
Open location code
6GVWWPP8+8H
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In Other Languages
From Amharic to Zulu—“Ziway” goes by many names.
ZiwayItalian
ZuaiItalian
ZiwayJavanese
BaatuuOromo
ZiwayPolish
ZiwayRomanian
БатуRussian
ЗвайRussian
ZivajSerbo-Croatian
ZiwaySwedish
باٹوUrdu
باٹو (قصبہ)Urdu
ZiwayZulu
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