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Addis Ababa (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 09 02 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 9.0330 decimal degrees |
| Long: 038 42 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 38.7000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on well-watered plateau surrounded by hills; settlement was established when wife of Emperor Menelik II persuaded him to build a home near the hot springs here; city quickly grew up around noble residences. |
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| Ādīs Ābeba (preferred,C,V)
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| Ādīs Abeba (C,V)
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| Addis Ababa (C,V,English-P)
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............ | meaning "New Flower" |
| Adis Abeba (C,V)
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| Addis Abeba (C,V)
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| Addis Abbaba (C,V)
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| אדיס אבבה (C,U,Hebrew )
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded in 1887 |
| city (C) |
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| national capital (C) |
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replaced Entoto as capital in late 19th cen., because climate of Entoto was considered too severe & firewood was lacking |
| regional capital (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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| trade center (C) |
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| transportation center (C) |
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| commercial center (C) |
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| educational center (C) |
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site of school of music, national library & archives |
| cultural center (C) |
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| capital (H) |
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of Italian East Africa, 1935 |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital of .... |
Ethiopia .......... (nation) |
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(World, Africa) [7000489] |
| capital of .... |
Ethiopian Empire .......... (former nation/state/empire) |
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(World, Africa) [8711745] |
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