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Touring Dessie in Ethiopia
Dessie in the region of Amhara Region with its 136,056 citizens is a city located in Ethiopia - some 158 mi or ( 254 km ) North of Addis Ababa , the country's capital city .
Time in Dessie is now 08:15 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Addis Ababa " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Al Hudaydah, Djibouti, Yimano, T'igaja, and Sulul. Being here already, consider visiting Al Hudaydah . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Dessie ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Beautiful Ethiopia (5) - From Addis to Dese
Pictures and films on the road from Addis to Desse ..
Tim Vine - day 3 in Ethiopia
The final day of Tim Vine's trip to Ethiopia. Tim visits Kabe and sees the effect Tearfund's partner has had bringing clean water to remote villages. Visit www.tearfund.org/makelifeflow for more infor ..
Tim Vine - day 2 in Ethiopia
Day two of Tim Vine's trip to Ethiopia. Tim visits Jamma and sees the work of Tearfund's partner in bringing health education and clean water to remote villages. Visit www.tearfund.org/makelifeflow fo ..
Beautiful Ethiopia (7) - Degefa Sedoro singing
Degefa Sedoro singing in Komboldscha church ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Dessie
Dessie (also spelled Dese or Dessye, is a city and a woreda in north-central Ethiopia. Located on the Addis Ababa - Asmara highway in the Debub Wollo Zone of the Amhara Region, this city has a latitude and longitude of {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:11|8|N|39|38|E||| | |name= }} with an elevation between 2,470 and 2,550 metres above sea level. Dessie has postal service, and telephone service from at least as early as 1954.
Located at 11.13 39.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Combolcha Airport
Combolcha Airport is an airport located between the cities of Dessie and Kombolcha in north-central Ethiopia. Situated at an elevation of 1864 meters above sea level, it has one unpaved runway 1098 meters long.
Located at 11.08 39.71 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Kombolcha
Kombolcha is a city and woreda in north-central Ethiopia. Located in the Debub Wollo Zone of the Amhara Region, it has a latitude and longitude of {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:11|5|N|39|44|E||| | |name= }} with an elevation between 1842 and 1915 meters above sea level. Some guide books describe Kombolcha as the twin city of Dessie which lies some 13 km to the northwest. This city shares Combolcha Airport with neighbouring Dessie.
Located at 11.08 39.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Lake Ardibbo
Lake Ardibbo is a freshwater lake of Ethiopia. It is located north of Dessie, in the Debub Wollo Zone of the Amhara Region. It is situated about five kilometers southeast of Lake Hayq; both lakes are in Tehuledere woreda. This lake is smaller in size than Lake Hayq and flows into Hayq via the Anchercah River.
Located at 11.23 39.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Ancharo
Ancharo (also known as Curcureta) is a town in northern Ethiopia. Located in the Debub Wollo Zone of the Amhara Region, Ancharo has a latitude and longitude of {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:11|03|N|39|47|E||| | |name= }} with an elevation of 2972 meters above sea level. It is one of three towns in Tenta woreda.
Located at 11.05 39.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
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