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Explore Boko in Ethiopia

Boko in the region of Oromiya Region is a town in Ethiopia - some 173 mi or ( 279 km ) South-East of Addis Ababa , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Boko is now 01:51 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Addis Ababa " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Hargeysa, Sinana, K'ojora, Illasa, and Haydro. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Hargeysa . Where to go and what to see in Boko ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Goba

Goba is a town and separate woreda in south-central Ethiopia. Located in the Bale Zone of the Oromia Region approximately 446 km southeast of Addis Ababa, this city has a latitude and longitude of {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:7|0|N|39|59|E|region:ET-OR_type:city(50650)|| | |name= }} and an elevation of 2,743 meters above sea level. The town is known for its Wednesday market and for honey, basketry and cotton shawl making; Bale National Park is 10 km to the southwest.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 7.00 39.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Oromia Region

Bale Zone

Bale is one of the zones in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Bale is named for the former kingdom of Bale, which was in approximately the same area. Bale is bordered on the south by the Ganale Dorya River which separates it from Guji, on the west by the Mirab Arsi Zone, on the north by Arsi, on the northeast by the Shebelle River which separates it from Mirab Hararghe and Misraq Hararghe, and on the east by the Somali Region.

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Located at 6.75 40.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Oromia Region, Zones of Ethiopia

Robe Airport

Robe Airport is an airport in between Goba and Robe, Ethiopia. It has a single unpaved runway, 1970 meters long.

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Located at 7.12 40.04 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Airports in Ethiopia, Oromia Region

Robe, Bale

For the town in the Arsi Zone, see Robe, Arsi (Ethiopia). Robe is a town and separate woreda in south-central Ethiopia. Located in the Bale Zone of the Oromia Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:7|7|N|40|0|E||| | |name= }} with an elevation of 2492 meters above sea level. Robe shares Robe Airport with neighboring Goba. The market day is Thursday. Notable landmarks include the Sof Omar Caves, which lie to the east.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 7.12 40.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Oromia Region