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K'erensa Destination Guide

Touring K'erensa in Ethiopia

K'erensa in the region of Oromiya Region is a city located in Ethiopia - some 225 mi or ( 362 km ) East of Addis Ababa , the country's capital city .

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Time in K'erensa is now 02:04 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Addis Ababa " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Hargeysa, Djibouti, Dikhil, Ali Sabih, and Ulahama. Being here already, consider visiting Hargeysa . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for K'erensa ? 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 7 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 7 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 9 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Oromia Region

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 18 km away
Tags: Oromia Region, Woredas of Ethiopia

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 20 km away
Tags: Rivers of Ethiopia