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Discover Amara in Ethiopia
Amara in the region of Amhara Region is a town located in Ethiopia - some 138 mi or ( 222 km ) North of Addis Ababa , the country's capital .
Local time in Amara is now 03:31 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Addis Ababa " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Al Hudaydah, Djibouti, Dire Dawa, Derk'a, and Ch'irecha. When in this area, you might want to check out Al Hudaydah . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Amara ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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150 yr old monk
during my recent visit to ethiopia I went to mekelle..which is located in the tigrai province. In this video you will see a 150 year old ethiopian monk living in northern ethiopia, mekelle to be exact ..
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Abole
Abole (also known as Obole) is a town 30 km northwest of Degehabur, in the Somali Region of Ethiopia. On April 24, 2007 an attack on an oil facility in the town by the rebel ONLF group left 74 people dead, including Chinese nationals.
Located at 10.95 39.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Geshe (woreda)
Geshe is one of the woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Located at the eastern edge of the Ethiopian highlands in the Semien Shewa Zone, Geshe is bordered on the south by the Menz Gera Midir, on the west and north by the Debub Wollo Zone, and on the east by Antsokiyana Gemza; the Wanchet River defines its western boundary. The name of this woreda is coming from the name of a district of the former province or kingdom of Shewa, Gishe. The administrative center of Geshe is Rabel.
Located at 10.75 39.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Debub Wollo Zone
Debub Wollo (or "South Wollo") is one of 10 Zones in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. It acquired its name from the former province of Wollo. Debub Wollo is bordered on the south by Semien Shewa and the Oromia Region, on the west by Mirab Gojjam, on the northwest by Debub Gondar, on the north by Semien Wollo, on the northeast by Afar Region, and on the east by the Oromia Zone and Argobba special woreda. Its highest point is Mount Amba Ferit.
Located at 11.00 39.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
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