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Discover Bira'i in Ethiopia
Bira'i in the region of Dire Dawa Region is a town located in Ethiopia - some 222 mi or ( 358 km ) East of Addis Ababa , the country's capital .
Local time in Bira'i is now 06:01 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: Hargeysa, Djibouti, Dikhil, Arta, and Ali Sabih. When in this area, you might want to check out Hargeysa . 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 Bira'i ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Khat market, Aweday, near Harar, Ethiopia
Everybody need a fresh one... ..
road to dira dawa
road to dira dawa in ethiopia ..
Ethiopie : d'Harar à Nazret
Trimballe en Ethiopie d'Harar à Nazret (appelée aussi Adama), en passant par Dire Dawa et Awah (le parc et la fameuse gare). Musique : "Abebayehush" de l'album "Ethiopiques 15 - Jump to Addis". ..
Hotel Blossom Dire Dawa
A Hotel Where Comfort Be True. Dire Dawa, Ethiopia ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Dechatu River
The Dechatu River is a river of eastern Ethiopia. It rises in the Ahmar Mountains to flow north through the second largest city in the country, Dire Dawa towards the Awash River, entering the city at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:9|35|N|41|52|E||| |primary |name= }}. It is unclear if either its flow or river bed eventually reach the Awash. The river appears to lose itself in the Cantur Plain (Buren Meda) north of Dire Dawa.
Located at 9.58 41.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Dire Dawa
Dire Dawa is one of two chartered cities (astedader akabibi) in Ethiopia (the other being the capital, Addis Ababa). This chartered city is divided administratively into two woredas, the city proper and the non-urban woreda of Gurgura. Dire Dawa lies in the eastern part of the nation, on the Dechatu River, at the foot of a ring of cliffs that has been described as "somewhat like a cluster of tea-leaves in the bottom of a slop-basin.
Located at 9.60 41.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Dire Dawa Stadium
Dire Dawa Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia. It is currently used mostly for football matches, on club level by Dire Dawa City of the Ethiopian Premier League. The stadium has a capacity of 18,000 spectators. It also hosted six matches during the 1976 African Cup of Nations.
Located at 9.58 41.86 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Kombolcha (woreda)
Kombolcha is one of the woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Misraq (East) Hararghe Zone, Kombolcha is bordered on the south by the Harari Region, on the southwest by Haro Maya, on the northwest by Dire Dawa, on the north by the Somali Region, and on the east by Jarso. The administrative center of the woreda is Melka Rafu.
Located at 9.42 42.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Haramaya University
Haramaya University (formerly known as Alemaya University) is one of the oldest universities in Ethiopia. It is located 5 km from city Alemaya, a town in the Misraq Hararghe Zone, about 17 kilometers from the city of Harar and 40 kilometers from Dire Dawa. The university was founded with the help of Oklahoma State University (OSU), accepting its first students in 1954, and the new campus was opened in January 1958 by Emperor Haile Selassie.
Located at 9.43 42.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
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