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Discover Dire Jara in Ethiopia
Dire Jara in the region of Oromiya Region is a place located in Ethiopia - some 208 mi or ( 334 km ) East of Addis Ababa , the country's capital .
Local time in Dire Jara is now 09:59 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Addis Ababa " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Hargeysa, Ta'izz, Djibouti, Dikhil, and Arta. When in this area, you might want to check out Hargeysa . We discovered 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 Dire Jara ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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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 ..
African Village Dire Dawa Hotel
A great place to stay at when you are in Dire Dawa. ..
Dire Dawa #1 - by Henock
Driving around Dire Dawa, getting a quick tour before heading out to Harrar. November, 2008 ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Hurso
Hurso is a town in eastern Ethiopia. Located in the Shinile Zone of the Somali Region, it has a longitude and latitude of {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:9|36|N|41|38|E||| | |name= }} and an altitude of 1130 meters above sea level. It is one of four towns in Erer woreda. Hurso is served by a station on the Addis Ababa - Djibouti Railway.
Located at 9.60 41.63 (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 13 km away
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 14 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 14 km away
Shinile
Shinile (also transliterated Ghinièle) is a town in eastern Ethiopia. Located in the Shinile Zone of the Somali Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:09|41|N|41|51|E|region:ET-SO_type:city(13132)|| |primary |name= }} with an elevation of 1079 meters above sea level. The first station of the Addis Ababa - Djibouti Railway east of Dire Dawa is at Shinile.
Located at 9.68 41.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
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