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Explore Egu in Ethiopia

Egu in the region of Oromiya Region is a place in Ethiopia - some 226 mi or ( 364 km ) East of Addis Ababa , the country's capital city .

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Time in Egu is now 02:42 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Addis Ababa " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Hargeysa, Djibouti, Dikhil, Ali Sabih, and Ulahama. Since you are here already, consider visiting Hargeysa . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Egu ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Khat market, Aweday, near Harar, Ethiopia

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on the way to dire dawa from Alemaya

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see scenic beauty of mountain terrain on the way to Dire Dawa from Alemaya near Gandagoe, Ethiopia ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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.

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Located at 9.43 42.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: 1954 establishments in Ethiopia, Dire Dawa, Educational institutions established in 1954, Universities and colleges in Ethiopia

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.

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Located at 9.42 42.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Oromia Region, Woredas of Ethiopia

Alemaya

Alemaya (also transliterated Alem Maya; Oromo: Haramaya) is a town in east-central Ethiopia. Located in the Misraq Hararghe Zone of the Oromia Region, the town has a latitude and longitude of {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:9|24|N|42|01|E|region:ET-OR_type:city(15317)|| |primary |name= }} with an elevation of 2047 meters above sea level. Alemaya is 10km west of Harar, on the road to Dire Dawa.

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Located at 9.40 42.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Oromia Region

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.

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Located at 9.58 41.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Rivers of Ethiopia

Jarso (Hararge)

For the woreda in the Mirab Welega Zone, see Jarso (Welega). Jarso is one of the woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Misraq (East) Hararghe Zone, Jarso is bordered on the south by the Harari Region, on the west by Kombolcha, on the north by the city of Dire Dawa, on the east by the Somali Region, and on the southeast by Gursum. The administrative center of this woreda is Ejersa Goro.

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Located at 9.42 42.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Oromia Region, Woredas of Ethiopia