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Weldiya in the region of Amhara Region is a town in Ethiopia - some 202 mi or ( 325 km ) North of Addis Ababa , the country's capital city .
Current time in Weldiya is now 06:34 AM (Saturday) . 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: Djibouti, Weyra Beret, Wach'o, Massawa, and Mersall. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Djibouti . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Weldiya ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Threshing with oxen.
Ethiopia. Tigray. Driving from Maychew to Lalibela via Weldiya. This traditional method of threshing is to make donkeys, horses or oxen walk in circles on the grain on a hard surface. ..
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Weldiya
Weldiya (also spelled Woldia or Woldiya) is a hillside market town, capital of the Semien Wollo Zone, and woreda in northern Ethiopia. Located north of Dessie and southeast of Lalibela in the Amhara Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:11|50|N|39|36|E||| | |name= }} and an elevation of 2112 meters above sea level. A notable landmark is the church Weldiya Gebri'el. Travertine for use in building has been worked on a minor scale nearby.
Located at 11.83 39.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Habru
Habru is one of the woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Semien Wollo Zone, Habru is bordered on the south by the Mille River which separates it from the Debub Wollo Zone, on the west by Guba Lafto, on the north by the Logiya River which separates it from Kobo, and on the east by the Afar Region. Towns in Habru include Mersa and Wurgesa.
Located at 11.75 39.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Were Babu
Were Babu is one of the woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Debub Wollo Zone, Were Babu is bordered on the south by Kalu, on the west by Tehuledere, on the north by the Mille River which separates it from the Semien Wollo Zone, on the east by the Afar Region, and on the southeast by the Mio River which separates it from the Oromia Zone. The administrative center of Were Babu is Bistma; other towns include Arabati and Bokeksa.
Located at 11.67 39.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
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