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Explore Wirgesa in Ethiopia

Wirgesa in the region of Amhara Region is a town in Ethiopia - some 184 mi or ( 296 km ) North of Addis Ababa , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Wirgesa is now 04:33 AM (Sunday) . 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: Al Hudaydah, Djibouti, Yegura, Sink' Abro Aymotu, and Mersall. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Al Hudaydah . Where to go and what to see in Wirgesa ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Wuchale

Wuchale (also spelled Uccialli) is a town in northern Ethiopia. Located about 40 km north of Dessie in the Debub Wollo Zone of the Amhara Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:11|30|N|39|36|E||| | |name= }} and an elevation of 1711 m. It is the largest settlement in Ambassel woreda.

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Located at 11.50 39.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Amhara Region

Tehuledere

Tehuledere is one of the woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. This woreda is named for one of the "Houses" or subgroups of the Wollo Oromo, who was located there.

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Located at 11.50 39.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Amhara Region, Woredas of Ethiopia

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.

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Located at 11.67 39.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Amhara Region, Woredas of Ethiopia

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.

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Located at 11.75 39.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Amhara Region, Woredas of Ethiopia

Istifanos Monastery

Istifanos Monastery (or St Stephen Monastery) is a monastery in Ethiopia, located in Lake Hayq. (The Stephen commemorated at the monastery is not the Saint Stephen of Acts. ) The structure was built around an 8th century church of Aksumite origins by Emperor Yekuno Amlak to fulfill a promise he made to Iyasus Mo'a.

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Located at 11.34 39.71 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
Tags: Christian monasteries in Ethiopia, Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo church buildings, History of Ethiopia